The Dodgers will begin the 2026 season trying to join the 1972-1974 Athletics and 1998-2000 Yankees as the only franchises in MLB’s expansion era (since 1961) to win three consecutive championships.
What’s terrifying for the rest of baseball is that this iteration of the team might be the most talented squad assembled during their historic run of three titles in six seasons.
Shohei Ohtani and his Dodgers teammates are beginning their quest for a third consecutive World Series championship today. Getty Images
Shohei Ohtani is the best player in baseball, and it’s not particularly close. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the reigning World Series MVP, is gunning for a Cy Young Award and takes the ball on Opening Day. Kyle Tucker, a four-time All-Star, and Edwin Diaz, arguably the best closer in baseball, joined the “evil empire” this offseason. Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts are primed for big seasons, Max Muncy and Will Smith are still the rocks of the organization, and Dave Roberts is still calling the shots.
The lineup is deep, the bullpen is nasty and the starting pitching, if healthy, might be the best in baseball.
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