What Baseball Teams Have Never Won A World Series?

It’s hard to believe, but there are still four Major League Baseball teams who have never won a World Series. Can you guess which ones they are?

Introduction

In baseball, a team wins the World Series when it wins four games out of a seven-game series. The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion team. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff, and the winning team is awarded the Commissioner’s Trophy. As of 2019, 108 Fall Classics have been contested, with the AL winning 64 and the NL winning 44. Of those 108 series, there have been 103 unique winners: 27 AL teams and 26 NL teams have won at least one World Series title each. Which leaves us with five teams who have never won a World Series…

The five teams who have never won a World Series are:
-The Seattle Mariners
-The Washington Nationals
-The Milwaukee Brewers
-The San Diego Padres
-The Colorado Rockies

World Series Winners

The Boston Red Sox have the most World Series wins of any team, with nine. The New York Yankees have won the second most, with 27. The St. Louis Cardinals have won the third most, with 11.

Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Red Sox have won nine World Series championships, tied for the third-most of any MLB team, and they have played in 13. Their most recent appearance and win was in 2018.

Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs is a Major League Baseball team that plays in the National League Central Division. The Cubs have not won a World Series championship since 1908. The team has made it to the World Series seven times since then, but they have lost all seven series. The Cubs are currently managed by Joe Maddon and the team’s home field is Wrigley Field.

Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since 1994, they have played at Progressive Field. The team’s spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona. Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901, the Indians have won two World Series championships: in 1920 and 1948, both thanks to dominant performances from pitcher Babe Ruth and outfielder Lou Gehrig, respectively.

Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are a professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL).

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team that has never won a World Series. The team was established in 1884 and has won the National League pennant 23 times, but has never won a World Series. The Dodgers have made it to the World Series 10 times, with their most recent appearance in 2020, when they lost to the Tampa Bay Rays.

New York Mets

The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two MLB teams based in New York City, the other being the Yankees. One of baseball’s first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York’s departed NL teams, the Giants and Dodgers. The Mets’ colors are blue and orange, after the Dodgers and Giants, respectively.

The franchise has appeared in four World Series and won two—the 1969 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles, when they were led by Donn Clendenon, and the 1986 World Series against the Boston Red Sox, when they were led by Ray Knight and Darryl Strawberry. They played in both Fall Classic events under manager Casey Stengel. Pitcher Al Leiter is the only Met to win a World Series ring with bothtypes of titles: as a Wild Card Game winner with them in 2000 and as a division champion with them in 2006. Third baseman David Wright has been their most tenured captain, serving twelve seasons from 2004 through 2016; he also holds several franchise records. metabolic

Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies have never won a World Series in their 132 year history. They came close in 1993, but lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in six games. The Phillies have made it to the World Series a total of seven times, but they have never been able to win that elusive championship.

San Diego Padres

As of 2019, the San Diego Padres have never won a World Series in their 50 years as a franchise. They’ve only made it to the World Series twice, losing to the Detroit Tigers in 1984 and the New York Yankees in 1998.

San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants – The San Francisco Giants have never won a World Series in their history. They have been to the Fall Classic 10 times, most recently in 2012, but have come up short each time.

Conclusion

So there you have it, the eight teams that have yet to taste World Series glory. Will any of them finally break through and win it all in the near future? Only time will tell.