ESPN’s Buster Olney named the New York Mets as potentially the biggest threat to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2026.
The Mets have had a busy offseason — overhauling nearly their entire core — and added plenty of All-Star talent to replace Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz, who left this winter.
“Maybe more than any other high-dollar contender, the possible outcomes for the Mets cover a wide range,” Olney wrote. “If Bo Bichette hits, if Luis Robert stays on the field, if Freddy Peralta makes 30-plus starts, if the corner infielders adapt to their new positions, if Nolan McLean continues to pitch as well as he did at the end of last year … if all of that goes well, this could be a really, really good team, and perhaps the greatest threat to the Dodgers’ championship reign.