MLB Predictions 2026
MLB Predictions 2026
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Are you ready for 2026?
When you add the best reliever in baseball and the best available free agent hitter to an already powerful lineup and World Series winner, odds are that team will be chosen to win it all in 2026.
Once again, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the team to beat. And once again a question is raised : Is this year’s team from Chavez Ravine the best ball club in baseball history?
Where does this 2026 Dodger team rate among the great teams of the past such as the 1936 to 1939 New York Yankee teams that won four consecutive World Series and was led by Lou Gehrig and Joe Dimaggio. Or the 1949 to 1953 Yankee team led by Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle. Of course, those teams did not endure the extra-long playoff scenario with Wild Card entrees that can allow a lesser team to get hot and steal a World Series like the Washington Nationals did in 2019.
Other teams that can be measured in whispered tones are the Oakland Athletics of 1972, 73, and 74 with pitchers like Catfish Hunter and hitters like Joe Rudi and Reggie Jackson. Another National League powerhouse was the Cincinnati Reds of 1975 and 76 with Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan. And most recently the New York Yanks that won 1998, 99, and 2000 led by Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and Andy Pettite set the bar for modern baseball clubs in the Wild Card playoff format.
Kershaw and Another Dodger Championship
One advantage of being a “Boomer” over the span of decades is witnessing two Dodger greats Clayton Kershaw and Sandy Koufax in action. Both were southpaws with mind-bending curveballs and impeccable control.
Who was greater?
Only championships decide that.
Koufax and Kershaw both were integral parts of Dodger world championship teams. Koufax in 1959, 1963 and 1965. Kershaw in 2020 and 2024.
When number 32 Koufax stepped on the mound you could expect high velocity fastballs. At the time radar guns were not used to measure the speed, but were available for Kershaw. Koufax threw smoke. Kershaw was no patsy.
Ryan "KingRy" Garcia Wins World Title in Las Vegas
Ryan "KingRy" Garcia Wins World Title in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS-Within two minutes of the fight Ryan “KingRy” Garcia demonstrated why many predicted world title capabilities as he pummeled champion Mario Barrios with speedy blows that sent him to the canvas and titillated the crowd into a frenzy before eventually winning the WBC welterweight title by unanimous decision.
Speed kills.
Garcia (25-2, 20 Kos) finally captured the WBC world title by defeating veteran Barrios (29-3-2, 18 Kos) who had previously successfully defended ownership three times until Saturday Feb. 21, at T-Mobile Arena.
The world title was finally Garcias at last.
Manny Pacquiao Promotions Debut at Pechanga Casino
Manny Pacquiao Promotions Debut at Pechanga Casino
Manny Pacquiao Promotions officially launched its first U.S. boxing event Saturday night at Pechanga Resort Casino, delivering a powerful lineup headlined by undefeated sensation Lazaro “El Rey” Lorenzana and the highly anticipated professional debut of Jimuel Pacquiao, son of boxing legend Manny Pacquiao.
The main event between Lazaro “El Rey” Lorenzana (19-0, 13 KO) and seasoned veteran Luis Arias (22-6-1, 17 KO) erupted with intensity from the opening bell. Lorenzana immediately targeted the body, ripping in heavy left hooks that echoed through the arena and set the tone for the fight. His relentless pressure in the early rounds forced Arias onto the defensive, and a sharp combination at the end of Round 2 sent Arias stumbling backward in visible shock. Lorenzana’s timing, confidence, and command of the ring established him as the clear aggressor, walking Arias down and dictating the pace throughout the fight.
Pound for Pound Men 2025
Pound for Pound Men 2025
We have tabbed Crawford as the Pound for Pound best for the past two years, so his recent victory was not a surprise to us. He remains number one on this list of the best male fighters in the world.
Others on this list have moved up or disappeared like Tyson Fury and Artur Beterbiev.
Movin up are Dmitrii Bivol and David Benavidez who both reside in the light heavyweight weight class. A possible showdown between the two is a strong possibility. First, Benavidez has a date with Anthony Yardley this coming November.
Oleksandr Usyk has moved up a few spots and now holds the number three position behind Japan’s great Naoya Inoue. Usyk had a spectacular knockout win over Daniel DuBois but we don’t jump over other pound for pound fighters unless they lose. Inoue has not lost so he remains in the second position.
Crawford Defeats Canelo
Crawford Defeats Canelo
In one of the great moments in boxing Terence Crawford moved up an incredible two weight divisions and out-worked Saul “Canelo” Alvarez the conqueror of four weight divisions himself, to win by unanimous decision and win the undisputed super middleweight championship on Saturday.
It compares to feats accomplished by former greats such as Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Robinson and a small group of others.
Despite naysayers who claimed Crawford was moving up too much at one time, the
“I told you I was not here by coincidence,” said Crawford. “Canelo is a great champion, a great competitor.”
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