Seasons Team Last World Series championship won Last World Series appearance 69 Cleveland Indians 1948 2016 57 Texas Rangers Never (franchise began 1961) 2011 49 Milwaukee Brewers Never (franchise began 1969) 1982 49 San Diego Padres Never (franchise began 1969) 1998 49 Washington Nationals Never (franchise began 1969) Never 41 Seattle Mariners Never (franchise began 1977) Never 38 Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 1979 34 Baltimore Orioles 33 Detroit Tigers 1984 2012 31 New York Mets 1986 2015 29 Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2017 28 Oakland Athletics 1989 1990 27 Cincinnati Reds 1990 1990 26 Minnesota Twins 1991 1991 25 Colorado Rockies Never (franchise began 1993) 2007 24 Toronto Blue Jays 1993 1993 22 Atlanta Braves 1995 1999 20 Tampa Bay Rays Never (franchise began 1998) 2008 16 Arizona Diamondbacks 2001 2001 15 Los Angeles Angels 2002 2002 14 Miami Marlins 2003 2003 12 Chicago White Sox 2005 2005 9 Philadelphia Phillies 2008 2009 8 New York Yankees 2009 2009 6 St. Louis Cardinals 2011 2013 Boston Red Sox 2013 2013 San Francisco Giants 2014 2014 Kansas City Royals 2015 2015 Chicago Cubs 2016 2016 * Houston Astros 2017 2017
teams in mlb that haven't won a world series
Texas Rangers Milwaukee Brewers San Diego Padres Washington Nationals Seattle Mariners Colorado Rockies Tampa Bay Rays