The Los Angeles Dodgers were knocked out on 15 October 2026 when the Milwaukee Brewers swept them 4-0 in the National League Championship Series, according to the official MLB play-off results, confirmed by The Guardian.
History. 2 of 4: Boston in 1961 and Montreal in 1978 won the third title.
Hunch. Three series wins are still needed, starting from a level series with two games in Atlanta (ESPN scoreboard, 6 Oct).
Resolves on the official MLB bracket after the World Series ends, at the latest on 1 November 2026: YES if the Dodgers win it, NO if they are knocked out anywhere. A moved game moves the date. BBC Sport and The Guardian are the backup.
We looked for cases where a team that had won two championships in a row skipped the first round of the next play-offs and played for a third title. We found no baseball team like this that we could check, so we looked at ice hockey and basketball, which also decide titles in series. We found four, from 1932 to 1978.