MLB playoff bracket 2026: Can any team dethrone juggernaut LA Dodgers?

People love their brackets, and Major League Baseball's playoff shootout has something for everybody.

A 103-win club that makes the most of what it has? The Milwaukee Brewers will be waiting for the winner of the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs.

A two-time defending champ going for a rare three-peat? The Los Angeles Dodgers will lurk in the National League bracket until someone knocks them out.

And in the American League, the most compelling action may come early, as East division stalwarts from New York, Boston and Tampa Bay will fight it out to see who advances to the AL Championship Series.

It all begins with a Red Sox-Yankees tilt highlighting the best-of-three wild card series. Follow along with USA TODAY Sports all month:

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