Stakes are high for these 6 contenders

Plus: 8 teams that are trending up or down

Tuesday, February 03 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 6 teams facing make-or-break seasons in 2026   There are stakes for every team, every season, but for some, 2026 feels like a year with more on the line than usual. Mariners acquire All-Star infielder Donovan in 3-team trade How White Sox are upgrading clubhouse to make Murakami feel at home The retooled Mets bullpen: No Díaz, but lots of upside Tampa Bay ... Treys? What's up with Rays' penchant for 3-team trades? Keep an eye on these 5 intriguing Cubs players this spring Will a rotation arm join Crew in camp? Here are 3 key questions Edwin Díaz returning to Team PR after fateful injury at '23 Classic These 3 roles will be up for grabs in Nats' spring camp MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY STAFF PICKS Let's look at some standings projections that stand out Yes, the Dodgers look like they'll be as good as ever this season. But there are plenty of risers and fallers in the 2026 projections, compared to how those teams fared in 2025. Those are more interesting. So we take a look at four teams that are trending up … and four teams that are trending down … in the 2026 standings projections. Blue Jays commemorating '90s titles with a statue The greatest moment in Blue Jays history will be immortalized with a statue of Joe Carter outside Rogers Centre. Caribbean Series action on MLB Network The tournament continues today on MLB Network and streaming on MLBN Direct-To-Consumer with Panama vs. Mexico (Green) at 3 p.m. ET and Mexico (Red) vs. Puerto Rico at 8 p.m. ET. MLB Now's Top 10 Right Now: Right fielders Take a look at the game's top right fielders as the countdown of the game's best moves along at 7 p.m. ET. MORE STORIES © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.