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10 years ago 8 franchises hadn’t won a World Series and today that number is down to 4.

Astros, Nationals, Rangers and Brewers all won their first titles in the last decade leaving the Rays, Padres, Rockies and Mariners.

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From a community post on r/baseball on Reddit

World Series: What Happened

Fans on r/baseball on Reddit were talking about this on Thursday, October 29, 2026. Here is the post:

Astros, Nationals, Rangers and Brewers all won their first titles in the last decade leaving the Rays, Padres, Rockies and Mariners. Will one or more of these teams win one in the next decade?

— r/baseball on Reddit

It is one of many Baseball stories we are following today, and 2 outlets are covering it. Below are the key takeaways, how the story is being reported across the sport, background on World Series and what to watch next.

Key Takeaways

  • The story: 10 years ago 8 franchises hadn’t won a World Series and today that number is down to 4.
  • Who’s involved: World Series, Mariners. Will, Astros and Nationals
  • League: Baseball
  • First reported: Thursday, October 29, 2026 by r/baseball on Reddit
  • Coverage: 2 outlets are covering it: ESPN and Yahoo Sports
  • Trending: No. 5 on the ForTheFans trending list right now

How Other Outlets Are Covering It

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Background: World Series

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB), a professional baseball league operating in the United States and Canada, contested between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winning team, determined through a best-of-seven playoff, is declared the champion team of the major leagues (often called "world champions") and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy. The series was first played in 1903, after the American League declared itself the second major-league circuit in the US, to compete with the previously established National League.

The series is traditionally played in October, although due to the expansion of the MLB postseason it has occasionally been contested into November.

Text from Wikipedia’s World Series article, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened with World Series?

Astros, Nationals, Rangers and Brewers all won their first titles in the last decade leaving the Rays, Padres, Rockies and Mariners. Will one or more of these teams win one in the next decade? r/baseball on Reddit reported the story on Thursday, October 29, 2026.

Who reported this MLB story?

It started as a community post on r/baseball on Reddit on Thursday, October 29, 2026. ESPN and Yahoo Sports also covered it. ForTheFans summarizes it here with background and related Baseball news.

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