This list only shows droughts of 15 or more seasons that occurred primarily in the expanded-postseason era. In these instances, the World Series matchup ensured that one team would win the first championship in its history. Nitkowski for David Wells, left, who helped the Reds win the division. Years during which a city/region did not field a Major League Baseball team are not counted. This list only includes cities/regions with current Major League Baseball franchises. Long postseason droughts were ended recently by the Nationals (30 years for the franchise, 45 seasons over 78 years for the city, ending in 2012), the Pirates (20 years, ending in 2013), the Royals (28 years, ending in 2014), and the Blue Jays (21 years, ending in 2015). Since Only one expansion franchise (the Mariners) has never won a Every MLB franchise has at least been to the postseason, especially since expansion of the playoffs in 1994 made that feat easier. The Seattle Mariners tied the MLB record for most wins in a season …
Seattle Mariners – 17 seasons. *city without Major League Baseball franchise for 7 seasons (†number doesn't indicate a title won, but rather total seasons played. The owners of … No league championships were played in 1994 due to No league division champions were won in 1994 due to * Also longest active drought in North American sportsAfter the postseason was expanded in 1995 to include eight teams (further expanded in 2012 to ten teams), 18 of the 30 teams qualified within the first five years, and few teams went for long droughts without at least participating in the first round of the postseason. Padres: 51 years (1969-2019) An expansion team in 1969, San Diego has yet to bring home a title. The Bengals last won a playoff game on Jan. 6, 1991, a 41-14 victory against the Houston Oilers at Riverfront Stadium in the AFC Wild Card round before they lost to the Los Angeles Raiders one week later in the Divisional Round.The Bengals have lost eight postseason games since their win against the Oilers. Years during which a city/region did not field a Major League Baseball team are not counted.
This is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise post-season appearance … The Mariners have the longest active postseason drought at This list includes only the modern World Series between the The first World Series was played in 1903. Teams that had never won the World Series are included, even if they were less than 30 seasons old at the time. All 16 of the original Major League franchises (i.e., those in place when the first World Series was played in 1903) have won the World Series, with the longest wait for a franchise's first championship being for the Phillies (77 years, ending in 1980). No World Series was played in 1904 or * Year does not indicate a title won, but rather the team's first year of existence or the first year of the modern World Series (1903). *In these cases, each team was making its first World Series appearance.
The Mariners are the only current MLB franchise to never make a World Series. With the … Wells, Hal Morris and other Reds players celebrate the team’s three-game sweep of the Dodgers in their 1995 NL Division Series matchup. The M's last made the playoffs in 2001, meaning they take an 18-year postseason drought into the 2020 season, in addition to their ongoing 43-year World Series appearance drought. Numbers marked with * indicates that the number is counted from either the franchise's first year of existence or the first year of the modern World Series (1903). They beat the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card game and advanced again with a come-from-behind Game 5 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.The owners of the longest current playoff-round win drought of any National League Football franchise are the Cincinnati Bengals. In case you missed it, the Cincinnati Reds are the not-so-proud owners of the longest current drought without a playoff-round win of any Major League Baseball franchise.The Reds' last postseason-round win came on Oct. 6, 1995 - a 10-1 win against the Dodgers at Riverfront Stadium to complete a three-game sweep of the National League Division Series before the Atlanta Braves swept the Reds in the National League Championship Series that year.Before last week, the Nats - managed by former Reds player Dave Martinez - hadn't won a playoff round since advancing to the 1981 National League Championship Series when they were the Montreal Expos. Active droughts are listed in Longest World Series championship droughts through historyWorld Series in which neither team had previously won a championshipWorld Series in which both teams had ended pennant droughts of 20-plus seasonsWorld Series in which neither franchise had won a championship in 30-plus seasonsLongest Major League pennant droughts through historyLongest current league championship appearance droughtsLongest postseason droughts in the expanded-postseason eraLongest World Series championship droughts through historyWorld Series in which neither team had previously won a championshipWorld Series in which both teams had ended pennant droughts of 20-plus seasonsWorld Series in which neither franchise had won a championship in 30-plus seasonsLongest Major League pennant droughts through historyLongest current league championship appearance droughtsLongest postseason droughts in the expanded-postseason era
In 2016, the Cubs broke one of the most famous curses in baseball history when they won the title to end a 108-year drought. The Mariners have the longest active postseason drought at 18 years. On September 26, 2014, the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox and clinched a spot in the American League Playoffs. Among the players to start and finish their MLB careers since the Mariners last made the postseason are Ryan Howard, Mark Teixeira, and Jayson Werth, among many others. This list only includes cities/regions with current Major League Baseball franchises. … *city without Major League Baseball franchise for 4 seasons (†city without Major League Baseball franchise for 7 seasons (‡number doesn't indicate a title won, but rather total seasons played.