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MLB Teams, Ranked

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Ranked on franchise history, championship pedigree, rivalries, and cultural weight across MLB's 30 clubs.
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New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The Evil Empire

Own 27 World Series titles, by far the most of any MLB franchise, and produced legends from Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig to Mickey Mantle and Derek Jeter.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Blue heaven, deep pockets

Eight World Series titles including 2020 and 2024, a modern juggernaut with baseball's highest payrolls and the franchise that broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson.

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St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The best fans in baseball

Eleven World Series championships, second only to the Yankees, backed by generations of stars like Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, and Albert Pujols.

Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
Curse, reversed

Nine titles overall and four since 2004, finally ending the 86-year Curse of the Bambino at storied Fenway Park, MLB's oldest ballpark.

San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
Even-year magic

Eight championships across New York and San Francisco, winning three in five years (2010, 2012, 2014) and home to Willie Mays and Barry Bonds.

Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
America's team of the '90s

Four World Series titles and an unprecedented run of 14 straight division crowns from 1991 to 2005, capped by another championship in 2021.

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Houston Astros
Houston Astros
Rings with an asterisk

Won the World Series in 2017 and 2022 and reached seven straight ALCS, though the 2017 title is forever tainted by their electronic sign-stealing scandal.

Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Lovable, finally winners

Ended a 108-year championship drought with a dramatic 2016 World Series win, the longest title drought in North American pro sports.

Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
Loud, red, relentless

Two titles (1980, 2008) and MLB's most losses of any franchise historically, but a passionate fanbase and a strong recent run of deep October appearances.

New York Mets
New York Mets
The Miracle and the mess

Two championships in 1969 and 1986, both stunning underdog runs, though decades of chaotic ownership kept them from sustained contention.

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Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
Cal Ripken's house

Three World Series titles and home to Cal Ripken Jr.'s legendary 2,632 consecutive-games streak, now rebuilt into a young contender.

Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland Guardians
Still waiting since '48

Two early titles (1920, 1948) but nothing since, enduring the longest active championship drought in MLB despite pennants in 1954, 1995, 1997, and 2016.

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
North of the border

Back-to-back champions in 1992 and 1993, the only Canadian club in MLB and the first outside the U.S. to win the World Series.

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
Homer Hankies

Won thrilling seven-game World Series in 1987 and 1991, but later endured a record 18-game postseason losing streak before snapping it in 2023.

Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers
First ring at last

Captured their first-ever World Series in 2023 after 62 seasons and two heartbreaking Game 6 collapses in the 2011 Fall Classic.

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San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres
Sunny, still ringless

Zero championships in over five decades, with only two pennants (1984, 1998) to show despite recent big-spending rosters.

Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
Small market, no ring

One pennant in 1982 and no World Series title, a consistent recent playoff club that has yet to break through in October.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
Glory long gone

Five titles including Bill Mazeroski's 1960 walk-off and Roberto Clemente's era, but decades of losing seasons since their last crown in 1979.

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Miami Marlins
Miami Marlins
Win it, then sell it

Two titles (1997, 2003) immediately followed by infamous fire sales, and they routinely draw among MLB's lowest attendance figures.

Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The endless wait

The only MLB team that has never reached a World Series in nearly five decades, despite a record-tying 116-win season in 2001.

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