es ' ▁short stop ' s ▁final ▁All - Star ▁appearance ▁before ▁he ▁retired ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁season . ▁ ▁As ▁Bob ▁Ryan ▁of ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁wrote ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁about ▁the ▁rule : ▁ ▁However , ▁within ▁the ▁last ▁seven ▁seasons , ▁home - field ▁advantage ▁has ▁not ▁decided ▁World ▁Series ▁games : ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁home ▁team ▁has ▁not ▁won ▁the ▁dec iding ▁game ▁of ▁a ▁World ▁Series . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 s ▁ ▁The ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ▁won ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁while ▁failing ▁to ▁qual ify ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁post season ▁in ▁the ▁interven ing ▁seasons . ▁ ▁The ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁were ▁twice ▁only ▁one ▁strike ▁away ▁from ▁winning ▁their ▁first ▁World ▁Series ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ' ▁David ▁Fre ese , ▁the ▁event ual ▁Series ▁M VP , ▁drove ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁t ying ▁and ▁winning ▁runs ▁late ▁in ▁Game ▁ 6 ▁to ▁force ▁a ▁Game ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁world ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ' s , ▁this ▁time ▁at ▁Fen way ▁Park ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁reached