Whether they care to admit it publicly or not, there is only one reason professional baseballers get out of bed every day: the pursuit of a World Series ring.
And for the franchise that can tread the shark-infested depths of a 162-game regular season and come out alive with a winning record, the arduous sprint of the post-season awaits them.
From the wild cards to the World Series, the steeled unit that runs with the bulls and wins earns the right to raise a banner and bump jewel-encrusted knuckles.
However, for the teams mangled in the shallows well before the post-season, it is back to the drawing board as another year of a championship drought is chalked up.
From a ticked-off tribe on the banks of Lake Erie to a bad brew in Wisconsin, here is the ordered list of active World Series droughts for every Major League Baseball franchise.
| Franchise | Seasons | Last World Series win | Last World Series appearance |
| Cleveland Guardians | 75 | 1948 | 2016 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 55 | - | 1982 |
| San Diego Padres | 55 | - | 1998 |
| Seattle Mariners | 47 | - | - |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 1979 | 1979 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 40 | 1983 | 1983 |
| Detroit Tigers | 39 | 1984 | 2012 |
| New York Mets | 37 | 1986 | 2015 |
| Oakland Athletics | 34 | 1989 | 1990 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 1990 | 1990 |
| Minnesota Twins | 32 | 1991 | 1991 |
| Colorado Rockies | 31 | - | 2007 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 30 | 1993 | 1993 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 26 | - | 2020 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 22 | 2001 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 21 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Miami Marlins | 20 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Chicago White Sox | 18 | 2005 | 2005 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 15 | 2008 | 2022 |
| New York Yankees | 14 | 2009 | 2009 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 2011 | 2013 |
| San Francisco Giants | 9 | 2014 | 2014 |
| Kansas City Royals | 8 | 2015 | 2015 |
| Chicago Cubs | 7 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Washington Nationals | 4 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Atlanta Braves | 2 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 2023 | 2023 |






