▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁which ▁was ▁their ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁post season ▁since ▁winning ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁longest ▁post season ▁dr ought ▁in ▁baseball . ▁They ▁lost ▁in ▁seven ▁games ▁to ▁the ▁Gi ants . ▁The ▁following ▁season , ▁the ▁Roy als ▁finished ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁League ' s ▁best ▁record , ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁second ▁consecutive ▁American ▁League ▁p enn ant . ▁They ▁defeated ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁ 4 – 1 , ▁capt uring ▁their ▁first ▁title ▁in ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁contest ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁two ▁expansion ▁clubs ▁met ▁for ▁the ▁Fall ▁Classic . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁ended ▁their ▁ 1 0 8 - year ▁long ▁dr ought ▁without ▁a ▁World ▁Series ▁title ▁by ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians , ▁r ally ing ▁from ▁a ▁ 3 – 1 ▁Series ▁def ic it ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁That ▁extended ▁Cleveland ' s ▁World ▁Series ▁title ▁dr ought ▁to ▁ 6 8 ▁years ▁and ▁counting ▁– ▁the ▁Indians ▁last ▁won ▁the ▁Series ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁– ▁now ▁the ▁longest ▁title ▁dr ought ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁le agues . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁home ▁field ▁advantage ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁is ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁league ▁champion ▁team ▁with ▁the ▁better