Right now, it’s not actually known who the Dodgers will play in the playoffs this coming season, because the postseason field and seeding haven’t been set yet.

Quick Scoop

  • The 2026 MLB postseason doesn’t start until late September, and current info only gives playoff odds and general bracket structure, not exact matchups.
  • Projections from outlets like ESPN and others give the Dodgers an extremely high chance (mid‑90% range) of making the playoffs, and even winning another title, but that’s still just probability, not a confirmed opponent.
  • Exact opponents depend on:
    • Final regular‑season standings
    • NL seeding (whether Dodgers finish as a top seed or not)
    • Who grabs the NL Wild Card spots

How the matchup will be decided

In the current MLB playoff format:

  1. Division winners and Wild Card teams are seeded by record in each league.
  1. The lowest seed(s) face higher seeds in the Wild Card round, and winners advance to play the top seeds (which is often where a team like the Dodgers first appears if they earn a bye).
  1. So the Dodgers’ first opponent could be:
    • A Wild Card team that advances
    • Or, if they end up in a lower seed, whoever they’re matched with in the initial round

What we can say right now

  • Public projections: Dodgers have roughly a mid‑90% projected chance to reach the 2026 postseason and over 20% to win the World Series, making them strong favorites again.
  • Reality check: Until the regular season is played and the postseason bracket is locked, any answer to “who will Dodgers play in playoffs” is speculative, not factual.

So the honest answer is: we don’t yet know who the Dodgers will play in the playoffs; we only know they’re very likely to be there and to enter as one of the top contenders.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.