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Here's what happened in 2026.

Playoff Seeding

AL

1. Baltimore Orioles (157-5)
2. Chicago White Sox (92-70)
3. Seattle Mariners (89-73)
4. Toronto Blue Jays (98-64)
5. Charlotte Knights (87-75)
6. Oakland Athletics (87-75)

NL

1. St. Louis Cardinals (99-63)
2. Washington Nationals (93-69)
3. San Diego Padres (91-71)
4. Columbus Sea Lions (95-67)
5. Montreal Expos (92-70)
6. New York Mets (90-72)


The Top 5 picks in the 2027 draft would belong to:
1. Tampa Bay Rays
2. Milwaukee Brewers
3. Boston Red Sox
4. Atlanta Braves
5. Cleveland Guardians

The Top 5 picks in the 2026 draft were
1. Justin Russell (CLE)
2. Paul Lander (BAL)
3. Ernie Hampton (MIL)
4. Aaron Higgins (HOU)
5. Chris Wilson (SF)

AL Wild Card: Blue Jays > Knights, Athletics > Mariners
NL Wild Card: Sea Lions > Expos, Mets > Padres

AL Divisional: Orioles > Blue Jays, Athletics > White Sox
NL Divisional: Sea Lions > Cardinals, Nationals > Mets

AL Pennant: Orioles > Athletics
NL Pennant: Sea Lions > Nationals

World Series: Orioles > Sea Lions

The Orioles drafted Paul Lander and Michael Flack in the first round of the 2026 draft. The Orioles traded a bunch of prospects and regulars that were becoming overgrown, including 3B Josh Allen, 1B Dave Haughn, RP Mike Bustillos, RF Nate Fidler, and RP Alex Velasquez, to Texas in order to obtain the second overall pick.


Awards

AL
MVP: Buster Bigs (BAL)
Cy Young: Cesar Ramos (BAL)
Rookie: Hideyori Yamauchi (BAL)
Reliever: Matthew Salter (OAK)

NL
MVP: Danny Gomer (SD)
Cy Young: Justin Curry (STL)
Rookie: David Edwards (WSH)
Reliever: Omar Lopez (NYM)