Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most popular baseball league in the United States of America. The league comprises 30 teams across the United States and Canada who compete every season to become the MLB champion. Along the way, they also try to claim other championships like the Division Championships and the League Championships.
The World Series games serve as the final stage where the last two teams of every season battle it out to become the MLB champion of that season. Notably, twenty-five out of thirty teams in the league have already managed to secure one or more MLB Championships for themselves while the remaining five MLB teams are yet to get the MLB championships for themselves. The 2024 World Series game will lead to a new MLB champion being crowned.
Championship Droughts in MLB
Every season of Major League Baseball (MLB) ends with one team becoming the champion. However, teams usually fail to keep up with their winning streak resulting in different teams getting the MLB championships. Each team in the league goes through a period of drought after it wins the MLB championship till the time it next wins the MLB championship The following table lists the longest active MLB championship droughts as per the MLB official site -
| Team | Championship Drought | Last MLB Championship |
| Cleveland Guardians | 75 seasons | 1948 |
| Milwaukee Brewers/Seattle Pilots | 55 seasons | Nil |
| San Diego Padres | 55 seasons | Nil |
| Seattle Mariners | 47 seasons | Nil |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 seasons | 1979 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 40 seasons | 1983 |
| Detroit Tigers | 39 seasons | 1984 |
| New York Mets | 37 seasons | 1986 |
| Oakland Athletics | 34 seasons | 1989 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 33 seasons | 1990 |
| Minnesota Twins | 32 seasons | 1991 |
| Colorado Rockies | 31 seasons | Nil |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 30 seasons | 1993 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 26 seasons | Nil |
List of Inactive MLB Championship Droughts
The following list includes the inactive droughts in the MLB championship as per the MLB official site -
| Teams | Drought Years | Drought Duration |
| Chicago Cubs | 107 years | 1909 to 2016 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 years | 1918 to 2005 |
| Boston Red Sox | 85 years | 1919 to 2004 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 77 years | 1903 to 1980 |
| Baltimore Orioles/St. Louis Browns | 63 years | 1903 to 1966 |
| Texas Rangers/Washington Senators | 62 years | 1961 to 2022 |
| Minnesota Twins/Washington Senators | 62 years | 1925 to 1987 |
| Houston Astros | 55 years | 1962 to 2017 |
| San Francisco Giants/New York Giants | 55 years | 1955 to 2010 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers/Brooklyn Dodgers | 52 years | 1903 to 1955. |
| Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos | 50 years | 1969 to 2019 |
MLB Championship Droughts FAQs
A. The longest championship drought in baseball history was suffered by the Chicago Cubs for 107 seasons from 1916 to 2016.
A. Five MLB teams are yet to win a MLB championship as of 2024.
A. The Seattle Mariners have never made it to the World Series as of 2024.
A. The New York Yankees has achieved the most World Series as of 2024.
A. The longest active championship drought in MLB is by the Cleveland Guardians for 75 seasons from 1948 to 2024.
