Blue Jays pegged as a favourite to end their World Series drought this decade

Though a few prominent Toronto Blue Jays players are focusing their immediate attention on winning the 2026 World Baseball Classic with their respective home nations, the primary goal for the entire franchise remains clear: be the last team standing in October.

They came agonizingly close to crossing the finish line in 2025, only for the Dodgers to crush the soul of every Canadian baseball fan at the 11th hour. Nevertheless, the Blue Jays remain one of the most talented teams in the American League, and they've spent the offseason augmenting the existing roster with superstar additions.

Thus, it should be no surprise that the Blue Jays rank highly on MLB.com's list of the MLB teams most likely to win the World Series from 2026-35 (i.e., over the next decade). In fact, national pundit Will Leitch ranked them third, writing: "The Blue Jays, after years of roster building, finally got their proof of concept last year, and with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. locked in for the next decade-plus, they’ll be trying to get over the hump every year he’s wearing a Jays uniform."

Sounds about right to us.

Blue Jays among three-most likely teams to win a World Series title in remainder of 2020s, according to MLB.com

The two teams above the Blue Jays on the list are understandable, though that doesn't make the placing behind them sting any less. The Dodgers rank first after back-to-back championships, and the Seattle Mariners follow them at No. 2.

Again, this isn't a projection for just 2026, but it still feels like Toronto has earned the benefit of the doubt over both squads after the way this offseason has gone. The Dodgers haven't done anything besides sign closer Edwin Diaz to a three-year deal, and the Mariners have arguably lost more talent than they've added, spending most of their budget re-signing Josh Naylor.

Meanwhile, the Blue Jays have added four marquee players in free agency: Dylan Cease, Cody Ponce, Tyler Rogers, and Kazuma Okamoto. Bringing back Bo Bichette would be the perfect cherry on top of an otherwise-perfect offseason, but it's clear that they've improved on a roster that came three outs away from a World Series championshp.

Of course, a victory in the Fall Classic would end the franchise's now-33-year-long drought, dating back to Joe Carter's all-time heroics in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series. That marked back-to-back titles for Toronto, which was also the last time they won a pennant prior to 2025.

With so much new talent added to their coffers — and the sting of last year's heart-wrenching loss still fresh — the Blue Jays should stand as good a chance as anyone of ending that streak in 2026.