
Opening Day is rapidly approaching, but if you're just getting caught up on what to expect from the new season, have no fear. MLB.com has been looking ahead to the 2026 season for some time now, and even if you weren't studying all winter, we're hear to help you cram. (Don't worry, there won't be a test.)
Here is our 2026 season preview content, all in one place and helpfully broken up into categories for your perusal. So check it out and get prepped for baseball!
30-TEAM BREAKDOWNS
WILL LEITCH'S SEASON PREVIEWS
- Saluting MLB's elder statesmen: The 10 oldest players in 2026
- Who'll win awards in '26? Here are the top contenders in each division
- 6 sneaky-fun teams to watch this season
- Who is the Ultimate Bandwagon Team for 2026? We investigate
- The best soon-to-be free agent from each division
- Will an epic title drought end in '26? These clubs are most likely to do it
- The biggest offseason additions, 1 for each division
- 7 hopeful predictions to beat the winter blues and celebrate spring
- It's all on the line for these 6 teams in 2026, 1 from each division
AWARDS
PROJECTIONS
- 10 key players projected for big rebounds in 2026
- Each team's top projected player in '26
- How 10 teams can defy their playoffs odds this season
- 9 projected roster holes that could actually be strengths
- This season's best projected rookies are ...
- The top projected players to change teams this offseason
- 13 eye-popping player projections for 2026
- The top projected MLB team defenses for 2026
- 5 key questions from the release of the PECOTA standings
ABS CHALLENGE SYSTEM
PROSPECTS
- The prospects with the most interesting Statcast data this Spring
- Here are 30 prospect predictions for 2026
- How the '24 Draft class should shape the '26 season
- There's a new No. 1 in farm system rankings
- The preseason 2026 Top 100 Prospects list is here!
- Here are the new 2026 team Top 30 Prospects lists
- Here is each team's best power-hitting prospect
FANTASY BASEBALL
MORE TEAM AND PLAYER ANALYSIS
- How 10 teams can turn weaknesses into strengths
- Ranking all 30 teams by tiers, 1-9
- Which teams improved the most this winter?
- 3-team race? Surprise team could make it 4 in NL East
- A 50-200 season for Ohtani, 300 K's for Skubal and 5 other outrageous goals for MLB stars
- X-factors who could push their teams back to October
- 7 players who need to step up to replace key departures
- What are the most stacked positions in baseball?