List of Major League Baseball Franchise Postseason Droughts - MLB Franchises With The Longest Current League Pennant Drought

MLB Franchises With The Longest Current League Pennant Drought

Seasons Team Last pennant
67 Chicago Cubs 1945
44 Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos) never (franchise started in 1969)
36 Seattle Mariners never (franchise started in 1977)
33 Pittsburgh Pirates 1979
30 Milwaukee Brewers 1982 (never since joining NL in 1998)
29 Baltimore Orioles 1983
27 Kansas City Royals 1985
24 Los Angeles Dodgers 1988
22 Cincinnati Reds 1990
22 Oakland Athletics 1990
21 Minnesota Twins 1991
19 Toronto Blue Jays 1993
15 Cleveland Indians 1997
14 San Diego Padres 1998
13 Atlanta Braves 1999
12 New York Mets 2000
11 Arizona Diamondbacks 2001
10 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2002
9 Miami Marlins 2003
7 Chicago White Sox 2005
7 Houston Astros 2005
5 Boston Red Sox 2007
5 Colorado Rockies 2007
4 Tampa Bay Rays 2008
3 New York Yankees 2009
3 Philadelphia Phillies 2009
1 St. Louis Cardinals 2011
1 Texas Rangers 2011
0 Detroit Tigers 2012
0 San Francisco Giants 2012

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