droughts by city/region This list only includes cities/regions with current Major League Baseball franchises. Years during which a city/region did not field a Major League Baseball team are not counted. *city without Major League Baseball franchise for 7 seasons (1970–1976) †number does not indicate a title won, but rather total seasons played. League championship appearance droughts Longest current league championship appearance droughts No league championships were played in 1994 due to the players' strike that year. League division champion droughts Longest current division champion droughts No league division champions were won in 1994 due to the players' strike that year. * Because of the wild card postseason berth, the franchise have won two World Series championships (1997, 2003) without winning the division. ** Also the franchise without a winning record for 20 consecutive seasons (1993–2012). Longest division championship droughts through history List begins with 1969, the time divisional play started in Major League Baseball. This list only shows droughts of 10 or more seasons. Active droughts are listed in bold type. Postseason droughts Longest current postseason droughts Longest postseason droughts in the expanded-postseason era After the postseason was expanded in 1995 to include eight teams (further expanded in 2012 to ten teams and again expanded in 2022 to 12 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. This list only shows droughts of 15 or more seasons that occurred primarily in the expanded-postseason era. Active droughts are listed in bold type. See also List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks List of Major League Baseball postseason series List of Major League Baseball postseason teams List of all-time Major League Baseball win–loss records List of NBA franchise post-season droughts List of NFL franchise post-season droughts List of NHL franchise post-season droughts List of MLS club post-season droughts References Major League Baseball postseason Major League Baseball records MLB, postseason droughts