Age remains an underlying concern for the Dodgers' 2026 season and beyond. Of the 12 position players on their World Series roster, only four were under the age of 30 — Ben Rortvedt, Justin Dean, Hyeseong Kim, and Andy Pages. All of them were either minor role players (the former three) or were almost completely ineffective at the plate (Pages). Rortvedt and Dean aren't even with the team anymore.
Of course, there are guys like Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith who are still in their primes, but the roster is already seeing the effects of Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Teoscar Hernández getting older and more injury-prone.