Opening Day is right around the corner, so Glenn and Griffin paged in Stan ‘The Fan’ Charles for our annual MLB Predictions segment. We took the opportunity to preview the 2026 MLB season by making our World Series predictions, selected Division Winners, Wild Card teams and Individual Award recipients.
Without further adieu, here are their picks for Division winners, Wild Cards, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, MVP and of course, World Series Winner:
Stan ‘The Fan’:
NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Cards: New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds
NL Pennant: Chicago Cubs
NL Rookie of the Year: Nolan McLean
NL CY Young: Paul Skenes
NL MVP: Kyle Schwarber
AL East: Boston Red Sox
AL Central: Kansas City Royals
AL West: Seattle Mariners
AL Wild Cards: Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers
AL Pennant: Boston Red Sox
AL Rookie of the Year: Chase DeLauter
AL Cy Young: Tarik Skubal
AL MVP: Bobby Witt
World Series Champion: Seattle Mariners
Glenn Clark:
NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Cards: Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates
NL Pennant: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Rookie of the Year: Nolan McLean
NL CY Young: Paul Skenes
NL MVP: Shohei Ohtani
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
AL West Winner: Seattle Mariners
AL Wild Cards: Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles
AL Pennant: Detroit Tigers
AL Rookie of the Year: Kevin McGonigle
AL Cy Young: Tarik Skubal
AL MVP: Bobby Witt
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers
Griffin Bass:
NL East: New York Mets
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Cards: Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies
NL Pennant: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Rookie of the Year: Nolan McLean
NL CY Young: Paul Skenes
NL MVP: Shohei Ohtani
AL East Winner: Baltimore Orioles
AL Central Winner: Kansas City Royals
AL West Winner: Houston Astros
AL Wild Cards: Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners
AL Pennant: Boston Red Sox
AL Rookie of the Year: Kevin McGonigle
AL Cy Young: Tarik Skubal
AL MVP: Gunnar Henderson
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers
To watch or listen as the guys make their picks and hear their explanations, click play on the YouTube video (start at 11:52 mark) or the SoundCloud player below:
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