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6 teams facing make-or-break seasons in 2026

There are stakes for every team, every season, but for some, 2026 feels like a year with more on the line than usual.

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Yes, the Dodgers look like they'll be as good as ever this season. But there are plenty of risers and fallers in the 2026 projections, compared to how those teams fared in 2025. Those are more interesting. So we take a look at four teams that are trending up … and four teams that are trending down … in the 2026 standings projections.

The greatest moment in Blue Jays history will be immortalized with a statue of Joe Carter outside Rogers Centre.

The tournament continues today on MLB Network and streaming on MLBN Direct-To-Consumer with Panama vs. Mexico (Green) at 3 p.m. ET and Mexico (Red) vs. Puerto Rico at 8 p.m. ET.

Take a look at the game’s top right fielders as the countdown of the game’s best moves along at 7 p.m. ET.

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