Major League Baseball (MLB) is notable for being the highest level of professional baseball played across the United States and Canada. The league has 30 teams divided in two leagues, namely the National League (NL) and the American League (AL). Moreover, these teams are also placed in various divisions to represent throughout the league.
The World Series is the final stage of Major League Baseball (MLB) every season. This is where all the 30 teams in the league compete with each other to reach the final stage. Only two teams in the league successfully reach the World Series after competing in the regular season and the postseason. The team that wins the final game becomes the World Series Champion for the season. Almost all the MLB teams except a few have managed to gain their share of World Series titles over the years. However, some of the team are yet to win their first World Series titles in their career.
MLB teams that have won World Series
Twenty-five teams out of 30 in Major League Baseball (MLB) have been successful in winning the World Series titles. All these teams have won the World Series titles once or numerous times as per Fox Sports. The following list discusses the World Series titles won by various MLB teams from the most wins to the least wins -
| Teams | No. of World Series Titles | Years of Winning the World Series titles |
| New York Yankees | 27 | 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011 |
| Boston Red Sox | 9 | 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 |
| Oakland Athletics | 9 | 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989 |
| San Francisco Giants | 8 | 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954, 2010, 2012, 2014 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 | 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 1909, 1925, 1960, 1971, 1979 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 |
| Atlanta Braves | 4 | 1914, 1957, 1995, 2021 |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 | 1935, 1945, 1968, 1984 |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | 1906, 1917, 2005 |
| Minnesota Twins/Washington Senators | 3 | 1924, 1987, 1991 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 | 1966, 1970, 1983 |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 1907, 1908, 2016 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 1980, 2008 |
| Cleveland Guardians/Cleveland Indians | 2 | 1920, 1948 |
| New York Mets | 2 | 1969, 1986 |
| Houston Astros/ Houston Colt .45s | 2 | 2017, 2022 |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | 1985, 2015 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
| Miami Marlins/Florida Marlins | 2 | 1997, 2003 |
| Texas Rangers/Washington Senators | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Angels/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/California Angels | 1 | 2002 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 1 | 2001 |
| Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos | 1 | 2019 |
MLB Team World Series Wins FAQs
A. The New York Yankees have the most MLB champions as of 2024 with 27 World Series titles.
A. The Colorado Rockies, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres are the five MLB teams that have never won a World Series.
A. The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost the World Series the most with 14 losses as of 2024.
A. The New York Yankees have won three World Series in a row in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
A. The New York Yankees have been in the World Series the most with forty appearances as of 2024.
