This browser does not support the video element.
When the Cubs beat Cleveland to end their 108-year drought, they passed the burden on to their opponents. Cleveland's last win came in 1948, with Fall Classic defeats in '54, '95, '97 and 2016
This browser does not support the video element.
The Rangers appeared in back-to-back World Series in 2010-11, losing a heartbreaker to the Cards in 7 games in '11, and they're one of 6 teams to never win it all
This browser does not support the video element.
The Crew has appeared in just one Fall Classic since moving from Seattle to Milwaukee in 1970, falling to the Cardinals in 7 games in '82
This browser does not support the video element.
The Padres, who fell to the Phillies in just the 3rd NLCS in franchise history in '22, last made the Fall Classic in 1998, getting swept by the Yanks
This browser does not support the video element.
Seattle is the only team to never appear in the Fall Classic. It ended its 21-year playoff drought in '22 before falling to the Astros in the ALDS
This browser does not support the video element.
The Pirates have 5 titles to their name, but they last won it all in 1979. The club reached the NLCS in three straight years from 1990-92, but didn't advance to the Fall Classic
This browser does not support the video element.
Cal Ripken Jr. won his only World Series title with the Orioles in 1983, and it's also the last time Baltimore has hoisted the trophy. Since then, the O’s have fallen in the ALCS in 1996, '97 and 2014
This browser does not support the video element.
Detroit has made two trips to the World Series since winning it all in 1984, falling to the Cardinals in 2006 and the Giants in '12
This browser does not support the video element.
When the Mets last won in '86, they beat the Red Sox, who were still haunted by the Curse of the Bambino. Since then, Boston has won it 4 times and the Mets have lost twice (2000 and '15)
This browser does not support the video element.
The A's went to the World Series in 3 straight seasons from 1988-90, sweeping the Giants in the earthquake-interrupted Fall Classic of '89 and losing the following year to the Reds, who have the 11th-longest drought