With the Milwaukee Brewers winning their first-ever World Series title, there are only four Major League Baseball franchises who have never won a championship: the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays.
But the longest drought in baseball belongs to Cleveland, which last won a championship in 1948. They've coming agonizingly close, losing the 1997 and 2016 Fall Classics in seven games. Other previous champions in the midst of droughts of at least 40 years are the Pittsburgh Pirates (1979), Baltimore Orioles (1983), Detroit Tigers (1984) and New York Mets (1986).
Of the four teams to have never won a World Series, the Mariners are the only team that has not even reached the Fall Classic.
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Here's a look at the longest World Series droughts after the Brewers' triumph:
MLB longest World Series droughts
1. Cleveland Guardians: 78 seasons (Last title: 1948)
2. San Diego Padres: 58 seasons (Never won; joined 1969)
3. Seattle Mariners: 50 seasons (Never won/appeared; joined 1977)
4. Pittsburgh Pirates: 47 seasons (Last title: 1979)
5. Baltimore Orioles: 43 seasons (Last title: 1983)
6. Detroit Tigers: 42 seasons (Last title: 1984)
7. New York Mets: 40 seasons (Last title: 1986)
8. Oakland Athletics: 37 seasons (Last title: 1989)
9. Cincinnati Reds: 36 seasons (Last title: 1990)
10. Minnesota Twins: 35 seasons (Last title: 1991)
11. Colorado Rockies: 34 seasons (Never won; joined 1993)
12. Toronto Blue Jays: 33 seasons (Last title: 1993)
13. Tampa Bay Rays: 29 seasons (Never won; joined 1998)
14. Arizona Diamondbacks: 25 seasons (Last title: 2001)
15. Los Angeles Angels: 24 seasons (Last title: 2002)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB's longest World Series droughts: What teams are up next?
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