The World Series and 2025 Major League Baseball season is now fully behind us, meaning that it's time to think ahead to 2026.

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The 2025 MLB season only just ended on Saturday, yet it isn't premature to proclaim it's one we're going to be talking about for a long time.

From a player who learnt how to win from multiple heartbreaks to a player who wasn't supposed to be part of the squad weeks ago, here are the 16 World Champions from India.

No otherworldly talent such as Juan Soto or Shohei Ohtani is available this offseason, yet excellent players pepper the market, including several ex-Dodgers and Angels.