In 2017, the Astros won it all for the very first time. Six years later, fellow AL West rival Texas also won their first championship. And in 2026, the Brewers ended their decades-long drought. Now that Milwaukee has claimed their first World Series title, you may be wondering how many teams in Major League Baseball have never won a World Series. We can answer that question.
How many MLB teams have not won a World Series?
As of the end of the 2026 season, there are four MLB teams that have never won a World Series. Those four are:
Three of the four teams listed above (Padres, Rockies, Rays) have made the World Series at least once.
As of the end of the 2026 MLB season, San Diego made the Fall Classic twice, only to lose on each occasion. Tampa Bay won their third American League pennant before falling to the Brewers, which was Milwaukee’s first title in franchise history.
The only team out of this group not to win a league pennant and make it to the World Series at least once is the Seattle Mariners. Seattle nearly ended that drought in 2025. However, the Blue Jays knocked the Mariners out in seven games during the ALCS.
Founded in 1998, the Tampa Bay Rays have the shortest title drought among this group of six. However, another team that entered the league with the Rays that season, the Arizona Diamondbacks, has won a World Series.
San Diego, which entered MLB in 1969, has the longest drought amongst the four.
Interestingly enough, San Diego is not the team in Major League Baseball with the longest championship drought. That distinction belongs to the Cleveland Guardians. Cleveland’s last title came in 1948.
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