# The Fancestor: Fans of the 2026 World Series

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/the-fancestor-fans-of-the-2026-world-series/
- Published: 2026-10-21T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Guest Post

Garret Heinrich, Chrystal O’Keefe, and Ruth Kapelus joined The Fancestor podcast
to review the 2026 Major League Baseball postseason and preview the World Series.
The discussion covered notable playoff eliminations, the role of team managers, 
and how small-market team success affects the sport.

The episode concluded with the panelists offering their World Series predictions.
The Fancestor podcast explores baseball fandom by interviewing supporters from all
thirty Major League Baseball teams to understand why people remain fans.

### The Fancestor: Fans of the 2026 World Series

[Garret Heinrich](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3fV4sXS3OHWSh3bvVMDbOC), [Chrystal O’Keefe](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0pwBNHZRc7dpCcutckoGbS),
and [Ruth Kapelus](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zExI2eQpq0yNusv1zhKSj) return
to The Fancestor to join a panel discussion on the 2026 MLB Postseason and preview
the World Series (kinda sorta).

[⌊The Fancestor: Fans of the 2026 MLB World Series⌉⌊The Fancestor: Fans of the 2026
MLB World Series⌉[

The panelists discussed their favorite “hater moments” from the 2026 postseason,
including Atlanta’s elimination and the Padres’ heartbreak, the Cubs’ swift exit,
and [Pete Crow-Armstrong](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crowape01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-10-21_br)‘
s poor fashion choices.

Next, the panel discussed just how much managers still matter. From there, the conversation
shifted to small market teams in the postseason and whether their success is good
for baseball. The episode concluded with World Series predictions.

The Fancestor is a podcast about that will speak to 30 fans from 30 Major League
Baseball teams to determine exactly why we are fans. Through interesting conversations,
it strives to understand and explain fandom: how we became fans, the moments that
tested our fandom and why – at the end of the day – we are still fans.

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