2026 MLB Playoff Picks: Dodgers? Yankees? Rays? Brewers? Yahoo Sports makes playoff predictions through the World Series

The MLB playoff picture is finally complete. It took all 162 games, but the range is fixed. Twelve contenders have qualified and the playoffs begin Tuesday with the wild-card round.

Below are Yahoo Sports’ postseason picks from baseball writers Russell Dorsey, Jake Mintz, Jordan Shusterman, Jack Baer, ​​Chris Cwik and Jason Owens. How many were they successful? We will know soon.

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Let the playoffs begin.

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Our experts have some consensus on the Astros and Yankees’ progress toward the ALDS.

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But in the National League, it’s an open question in Phillies vs. Braves and Cubs vs. Padres.

We’re all-in on the Rays and Dodgers to advance to the Championship Series.

Can the Keepers and Brewers do the same and wipe the slate clean for the hosts?

Four of our six experts are picking the small-market Rays to come out of the AL side of the bracket.

On the NL side, it looks like either the 103-win Brewers or the two-time defending champion Dodgers.

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Will a young superstar, like Jackson Chourio or Junior Caminero, lead his team to World Series glory? Can Jacob Misiorowski establish himself as the best pitcher on the planet? Or will Max Muncy and the Dodgers make it a three-peat?

We can’t wait to find out.