Overview
- Toronto reached the World Series for the first time in 32 years, a central marker of the 2025 season’s outcomes.
- Tampa Bay spent 2025 at George M. Steinbrenner Field and is slated to return to Tropicana Field in 2026 with a new roof.
- Boston ended a three-season playoff drought and traded for starter Sonny Gray as part of its 2026 build.
- Front-office and dugout shifts include Paul DePodesta joining the Rockies as president of baseball operations and Skip Schumaker taking over as Rangers manager.
- Arizona collected three NL Silver Sluggers with Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte and Geraldo Perdomo, while the Dodgers capped back-to-back titles as Clayton Kershaw retired and Shohei Ohtani prepared for the 2026 WBC with Japan.