2026 Preview
The 2026 Major League Baseball season opens on March 25 with the New York Yankees facing the San Francisco Giants. As part of an annual preview series, MLB highlights the most likely candidates for the four major Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards—MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the Year—in each division, limiting selections to one per team.
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The American League East is poised to remain baseball's most competitive division in 2026, with FanGraphs projections placing four of its teams among the AL's top six. Three teams reached the postseason in 2025, and there is potential for all five to qualify under the 12-team format. Yankees manager Aaron Boone highlighted the division's challenges ahead of Opening Day.