The Los Angeles Dodgers are perfectly positioned to make some history in 2026, especially since they are the odds-on favorite to win the World Series again.
While there is no clear, outright record that the Dodgers can break, they will enter the rarified air of some of the great dynasties in baseball.
The modern-day Dodgers are a dynasty and powerhouse, but there are levels to greatness, and the top is no different. Here are some milestones, benchmarks, and records that Los Angeles can reach.
Three-Peat
The Dodgers captured the 2024 and 2025 World Series, their third title in six years. Now, they can do something special. Since the New York Yankees won three straight championships from 1998 to 2000, there has not been another team to do so.
Repeating greatness year after year is the hardest thing to do in any sport, but especially baseball.
The Dodgers are on the cusp of matching the great Yankee teams of the turn of the century— all it requires is a 2026 title.
Consecutive Postseason Appearances
If the Dodgers stay healthy, they should make the playoffs, either through a wild-card berth or an outright division win.
Another playoff run would have the Dodgers’ current streak of 13 straight postseason appearances grow to 14, tying the Atlanta Braves’ record, who made the playoffs from 1991 to 2005.
Maintaining this level of success is extremely rare, and it goes to show the level that Andrew Friedman and the organization have maintained through continued youth development, undervalued pickups, and roster investments.
Single-Season Wins Record
The Dodgers’ record for most wins in a season is 111, set in 2022. Considering the team’s quality, if they get healthy, then last season’s record and the bullpen’s bounce-back to a certain degree, the record could be within their grasp.
Los Angeles would prefer to maintain their players’ health throughout the season, ensuring that all their horses are ready for the playoffs. In 2025, they struggled as they entered the playoffs, but managed to get healthy and make critical plays, allowing them to go on another successful run.
Yoshinbou Yamamoto History
Ace Yoshinbou Yamamoto, if he won the World Series MVP once again in 2026, would become the first pitcher ever to do so consecutively.
Only Reggie Jackson, a position player, has ever achieved that feat. Considering the strain that he put on his body, it would be asking a lot for Yamamoto to go deep into the postseason and deliver on high usage, but the Japanese pitcher has shown that he has the heart of a lion.
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