<p><strong>Not that long ago,</strong> if you told any baseball fan that the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/boston-red-sox" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boston Red Sox</a> and the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/chicago-white-sox" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chicago White Sox </a>would win World Series in consecutive years, or that the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/chicago-cubs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chicago Cubs</a> would hoist the Commissioner’s Trophy in front of a packed Wrigley Field, <strong>you would’ve probably been laughed at or labeled criminally insane. </strong></p>
<p>After all, <strong>Boston hadn’t seen a championship in 85 years </strong>until 2004, sincethe <em>Curse of the Bambino</em> seemed to be as eternal as Babe Ruth’s legacy. The White Sox, <strong>who last won in 1917 in a baseball park that no longer exists</strong> <strong>and in the midst of World War I</strong>, put an end to their suffering in 2005. And then the Cubs,<strong> who had to wait over 105 years to finally be crowned world champions in 2016.</strong></p>
<p>Out of the 30 current <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mlb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB </a>franchises, 24 already know what it’s like to win and be recognized as the best, with the only six teams to never reach the height of baseball being part of the expansion that first started in 1961. The San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies and Seattle Mariners are yet to take home <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/mlb-teams-that-havent-won-a-world-series-title-20200728-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a World Series title,</a> but <strong>every team except Seattle has at least reached the Fall Classic. </strong>13 MLB sides have missed out on the decisive phase for at least one year, and there is one with an unbelievable near 20 years without a single playoff game.</p>
<p><strong>Droughts in sports are meant to be broken,</strong> and the Red Sox, White Sox and Cubs serve as proof. But in order to even be in the running for a championship, you first need to make the playoffs, which is easier said than done.</p>
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<h2>Four years without MLB playoffs</h2>
<p>As of the 2021 season, the four teams with the shortest playoff drought are the<strong> <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/washington-nationals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington Nationals </a></strong>(last played in the 2019 World Series), the<strong> <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/boston-red-sox" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Red Sox </a></strong>(last played in the 2018 World Series), the <strong><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/colorado-rockies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colorado Rockies</a></strong> (last played in the 2018 National League Division Series) and the <strong>Arizona Diamondbacks </strong>(last played in the 2017 NLDS). After them, there are three teams with an ongoing four year playoff absence.</p>
<p><strong>The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/baltimore-orioles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Baltimore Orioles</a>’ last playoff game was in 2016, when they faced the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Wild Card game</strong>. That year, the Orioles finished with an 89-73 record and only just made it to the ALWD on the last day of the regular season. Fans might remember that Baltimore team being led offensively by Manny Machado and Mark Trumbo. Machado led the team with a .294 batting average, had the most hits with 188 and the most runs with 105, and was selected as The Most Valuable Oriole. Trumbo hit the most home runs, with 47, recorded the most runs batted in (RBI) with 108 and won the Silver Slugger award for the AL as the best designated hitter. <strong>Since then, the ‘O’s’ have finished fifth in the AL East three times and fourth once.</strong></p>
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<figure class="image">   <figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" alt="Hyun Soo Kim " data-height="413" data-width="740" data-size="w:740,h:413" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="Hyun Soo Kim " src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20210924_BUS_176196_hyun_soo_kim.jpg_22993414_4025ef55.webp&amp;width=740&amp;height=413" width="740" height="413"></figure><figcaption>    Hyun Soo Kim #25 of the Baltimore Orioles reacts after grounding out in the sixth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during the American League Wild Card game at Rogers Centre on October 4, 2016 (Getty Images).   </figcaption></figure>
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<p>The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/new-york-mets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Mets, </a>another team with a four-year absence from the playoffs, last participated by playing in the 2016 National League Wild Card game against the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/san-francisco-giants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Giants,</a> which they lost 3-0. The Mets couldn’t take advantage of home field advantage, after finishing the season with an 87-75 record. <strong>One year after losing in the World Series against the Kansas City Royals, </strong>some of the most memorable players of that New York team include Yoenis Céspedes, Curtis Granderson and Bartolo Colón. Céspedes led the team in home runs with 31 and won the Silver Slugger award for an outfielder. Granderson took home the Roberto Clemente and had his side’s most runs with 88.<strong> Three fourth place NL East finishes and one third place finish later, the Mets are yet to make it back to the playoffs.</strong></p>
<p>The last team with a four-year playoff drought arethe <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/texas-rangers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas Rangers, </a>who fell 3-0 to the Blue Jays in the 2016 American League Divisional Series. The ‘Lone Stars’ won the AL West with a 96-57 record, and had Rougned Odor and Adrián Beltré as their main hitting leaders, since Odor finished with 33 home runs and Beltre amassed 32. <strong>Both Beltré and Mitch Moreland won the Gold Glove award. </strong>Cole Hammels (200.2 innings pitched) and Martín Pérez (198.2 IP) mainly shared the spoils on the mound. <strong>Ever since, the Rangers have changed managers three times, and have finished fourth, fifth, third and fifth place in the AL West.</strong> </p>
<h2>Five years without MLB playoffs</h2>
<p> <strong>The first of two teams to sadly hold the record of a five-year drought arethe Pittsburgh Pirates, </strong>whose last playoff appearance was back in 2015, when they crashed out of the National League Wild Card game by losing 4-0 to the Cubs. That season, Pittsburgh finished second in the NL Central with a 98-64 record, and made the postseason for the third consecutive year. On the home run aspect, Pedro Álvarez with 27 and Andrew McCutchen with 23 led the team, followed by Starling Marte and Neil Walker. <strong>Mark Melancon took home the Trevor Hoffman award for best relief pitcher in the NL, McCutchen did so with the Silver Slugger, and Marte was chosen as the Defensive Player of the Year.</strong> In the five full seasons following the harsh defeat to the Cubs, the Pirates finished third in the NL Central once, fourth twice and fifth another two times.</p>
<p>The other organization without setting foot in the playoffs since 2015 are the <strong>Kansas City Royals.</strong> The ‘Crowns’ reached a glorious second-ever World Series triumph by beating the Mets 4-1, with Game 5 ending with a definitive 7-2 win in Citi Field. <strong>Kansas City proved to be one of baseball’s finest organizations by recovering from the 2014 World Series defeat </strong>to the San Francisco Giants to come back and win the whole thing. The Royals led the AL Central with a 95-67 record, impulsed by World Series MVP Salvador Pérez, who hit 21 home runs and won the Gold Glove award alongside teammates Eric Hosmer and Alcides Escobar. The accolade-filled season also included the Silver Slugger and the Edgar Martínez awards for designated hitter and first baseman Kendrys Morales. Things have fallen off since for the Royals, finishing third in the AL Central two years in a row, fifth once, and fourth twice.</p>
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<h2>Six years without MLB playoffs</h2>
<p>The last time the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/detroit-tigers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Detroit Tigers</a> enjoyed playoff baseball was back in 2014, when they lost 3-0 in the ALDS against the Baltimore Orioles.<strong> Looking for their first World Series win since 1984and their third straight ALCS appearance, </strong>the Tigers topped the AL Central with a 90-72 record. Detroit’s pitching unit was splendid, boasting the talents of Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and Rick Porcello. On the hitting side, designated hitter Víctor Martínez led the team with 32 home runs, followed by Miguel Cabrera’s 25 and J.D. Martinez’s 23. Martínez took home the Silver Slugger and the Edgar Martínez awards, and was also elected as Tiger of the Year. The harsh loss against the O’s started a negative streak of results that also cost them three different general managers since then. Starting in 2014, Detroit has finished bottom of the AL Central four times, and third and second once.</p>
<p>The second team with a six-year playoff absence arethe<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/los-angeles-angels" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Los Angeles Angels. </a><strong>12 years after their first-ever World Series championship, the team managed by Mike Scioscia won the AL West with a 98-64 record</strong>, a wide margin above the second-placed Oakland Athletics. Then came the Royals in the ALDS, a series the Angels lost in just three games,<strong> 2-3, 1-4 and 3-8. </strong>In spite of the disheartening end to the season, not all was bad in Anaheim. <strong>Current Angels historic home run hitter Mike Trout led the team’s hitting charts</strong> with 36 homers, followed by Albert Pujols’ 28. Trout’s outstanding year meant he was elected the league’s Most Valuable Player, won the third of his seven Silver Slugger awards, leading the MLB in total runs and RBIs. Ever since 2014, the ‘Halos’ have finished fourth of the AL West on three occasions, third twice and second once.</p>
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<h2>Nine years without MLB playoffs</h2>
<p>The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/philadelphia-phillies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, 2011. Three years after their World Series triumph in 2008, Philadelphia entered the postseason on a roll, having just won the NL East for the fifth time in a row.<strong> That year, the Phillies finished with an impressive 102-60 record.</strong> Ryan Howard led the team with 33 home runs, with Raúl Ibáñez following suit with 20, and Shane Victorino with 17, while Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels mainly shared the mound. <strong>The spectacular NLDS series against eventual champion St. Louis Cardinals had to be decided in five games, </strong>after both teams shared the spoils in the first four face-offs. The Phillies were sent home after losing 5-3 in the last game, played in Busch Stadium, and haven’t been able to make it back to the playoffs. <strong>Philadelphia hasn’t ended a season with a winning record since, </strong>finishing bottom of the NL East three times, and second-bottom thrice as well.</p>
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<h2>19 years without MLB playoffs</h2>
<p><strong>The longest current streak of a team without MLB postseason baseball belongs to the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/seattle-mariners" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Seattle Mariners</a>. </strong>The last time they were in the playoffs was a highly emotional one, since the 2001 ALCS against the New York Yankees took place immediately after the 9/11 terror attacks. Played in October due to MLB suspending operations momentarily because of the tragic events in New York, the Mariners entered the series with high spirits, after winning the AL West with 116 wins and only 46 losses,<strong> tying the 1906 Chicago Cubs historical record of most wins ever in a single season</strong>. Back then, Seattle graced its ranks with the hitters such as Brett Boone, Mike Cameron and Edgar Martínez. Freddy García, Aaron Sele and Jamie Moyer took charge of pitching, establishing a dominant force, but the team’s true star was Ichiro Suzuki. In only his maiden season, the now-legendary outfielder <strong>won the AL MVP award, the AL Rookie of the Year, was the AL batting champion and the stolen bases leader. </strong>The good times in Seattle are now just a distant memory, and even though the Mariners have only finished bottom of the AL west once, <strong>fans have only been able to enjoy seven seasons with a winning record since 2001.</strong></p>
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Aiming for glory: Reviewing some of MLB’s longest active postseason droughts

Aiming for glory: Reviewing some of MLB's longest active postseason droughts - Bolavip US

Aiming for glory: Reviewing some of MLB's longest active postseason droughts

<p><strong>The MLB World Series has provided so <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb/top-10-best-world-series-games-of-all-time-20200810-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">many memories over the years</a></strong>, <strong>from memorable games to incredible individual stories, the World Series is the culmination of a year’s hard work</strong>. Baseball above all other sports is heavy on stats, as <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb/mlb-managers-with-most-world-series-wins-20200813-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">managers</a> decide starting rotations and relief pitchers based on statistical performances. Still, there is a place where stats and emotions meet, and that is in championship games, where games turn into legends and amazing records and stats are created.</p>
<p>We all know who has <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb/mlb-all-time-world-series-champions-by-year-20200724-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won the most World Series</a> of all-time, that honor goes to the New York Yankees with 27. <strong>We also know that there <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb/mlb-hall-of-fame-best-players-to-never-win-a-world-series-20200813-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have been many amazing and legendary players to never win a World Series</a> </strong>like Ken Griffey Jr.</p>
<p>This article will take a deep dive into some unknown facts and tidbits about the fall classic that you may not know. It’s a good way to impress your friends or have something to talk about at the water cooler at work. <strong>Here are some interesting World Series records and stats!</strong></p>
<h2>The New York Giants refused to play the 1904 World Series</h2>
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<p>The Giants were the National League champion coming into the 1904 World Series but refused to play against the American League champion Boston Pilgrims because the Giants manager <strong>John McGraw considered the AL an “inferior league” and had personal issues with American League president Ban Johnson and declined to play.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Still, since 1905 the World Series has been played annually with only one exception in 1994 due to the players’ strike.</strong> For the exception of the 1919 – 1921 seasons, where the series was decided by the best of nine games, the fall classic has been played as a best of seven series.</p>
<h2>The New York Yankees win five consecutive World Series 1949-53</h2>
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<p><strong>The Yankees are dominant no question about it, but in the late 40s and early 50s, they were downright unbeatable. </strong>The victims were the Dodgers in 5 games in 1949, the Phillies in 4 games in 1950, Giants in 6 games in 1951, the Dodgers again in 7 games in 1952, and the Dodgers once again in 6 games in 1953.</p>
<p><strong>This is the longest championship streak in MLB history</strong>, the Yankee roster had Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle on it during this run, while Yogi Berra and Phil Rizzuto were on all five championship teams.</p>
<h2>In 1955 the first-ever World Series MVP was awarded.</h2>
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<p>In the 1955 series, the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in an emotional 7 game series. It was also the first series that the MVP award was given to a player, the <strong>first-ever World Series MVP was Brooklyn’s pitcher Johnny Podres.</strong></p>
<p>Podres pitched a complete game in Game 3, it was a seven-hit victory, <strong>in Game 7 Podres pitched a 2-0 shutout to win the Dodgers their only World Series before moving to Los Angeles.</strong></p>
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<h2>1971 the first-night game World Series</h2>
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<p>Until the 1971 World Series, all games were played during the day, it was not until <strong>Game 4 between the Baltimore Orioles and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Three- Rivers stadium did a game officially begin in the evening hours.</strong></p>
<p>The game finished with a Pittsburgh 4-3 victory and 14 hits, <strong>The Orioles blew a 3-0 lead, and in the seventh inning the Pirates pulled through with a few one-out singles, and a clutch RBI single by Milt May.</strong></p>
<h2>1976 the designated hitter is implemented in the World Series</h2>
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<p>In 1973 when the American League adopted the designated hitter rule as a way to have teams have an extra experienced hitter hit over a pitcher <strong>from 1973 – 1975 the World Series was played without the rule in place for those games.</strong></p>
<p><strong>In 1976 when the DH was allowed it was strangely only allowed for even-numbered years only.</strong> In 1986 in the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets series, the rule was adopted for every World Series game played in AL stadiums.</p>
<h2>Sparky Anderson becomes the first manager to win a World Series for both leagues</h2>
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<p>Legendary manager Sparky Anderson became the first manager in MLB history to<strong> win baseball’s biggest prize in both the National and American leagues.</strong></p>
<p>He has won back-to-back titles with the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976, later in 1984 he would win in the American League with the Detroit Tigers.</p>
<h2>The earthquake that shook the series</h2>
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<p>In 1989 the series between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics became world news when <strong>in Game 3 a half-hour before first pitch and with ABC’s pregame on the air a 7.1 magnitude earthquake</strong> hit northeast of Santa Cruz, California.</p>
<p>63 people were killed as a result and there were incredible property and economic damage. The game was postponed and would be played on October 27 where Oakland won and would later complete a four-game sweep.</p>
<h2>1992 World Series goes to Canada</h2>
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<p><strong>For the first time in MLB history in 1992, the fall classic was played outside American soil</strong>, as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves in six games. One year later the series returned to Toronto again, this time it was against the Phillies.</p>
<p><strong>Once again the Blue Jays would win the series in six games and become the first Canadian team to win back-to-back titles. </strong>Toronto is also the only expansion team to win successive World Series titles.</p>
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<h2>2001 into November</h2>
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<p><strong>In 2001 the World Series was played in November</strong>, the regular season was suspended for one week due to the September 11 attacks. Game 4 of the series was played on Halloween night, but because it went to extra innings, it ended in the early hours of November 1st.</p>
<p><strong>The game is famous because of Derek Jeter’s walk-off home run in the 10th inning that won the game for the Yankees and he became “Mr. November” </strong>as a homage to Reggie Jackson, who was “Mr. October” for his achievements during the 1977 World Series.</p>
<h2>Teams that have won Pennants in different cities</h2>
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<figure class="image">   <figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" alt="Atlanta Braves" data-height="463" data-width="740" data-size="w:740,h:463" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="Atlanta Braves" src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20201021_BUS_165333_braves_1_crop1603305226775.jpg_166139169_557faeaf.webp&amp;width=740&amp;height=463" width="740" height="463"></figure><figcaption style="background: transparent">    The Atlanta Braves played a World Series representing three different cities. (Getty)   </figcaption></figure>
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<p><strong>The Braves are the only team in the MLB to have won and lost a World Series while being a team from the following cities, Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta.</strong> The Dodgers and Giants also played series as a Brooklyn and New York team before moving to Los Angeles and San Francisco respectively.</p>
<p>The A’s played in a World Series in two cities, Philadelphia, and Oakland while the Orioles are the only other team to have played in the World Series in two home cities Baltimore and St. Louis, as the Browns.</p>
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Interesting MLB World Series records and stats

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<p>Even though it seemed like they weren’t going to be able to pull it off, all teams made it through the shortened<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb-t48464" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> </a><strong><a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb-t48464" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB</a> season.</strong> And now that<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb/mlb-playoffs-2020-format-bracket-schedule-and-predictions-20200928-0015.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> the postseason is upon us</a>, it’s time for the league to announce all awards winners, including MVPs, CY Youngs, and, obviously, the <strong>2020 MLB Rookie of the Year.</strong></p>
<p>There wasn’t anything normal about this season but at least, some youngsters got the chance to prove their worth almost from the start of the year and even established themselves<strong> as key members of their squads.</strong></p>
<p>Some of these young players will continue to showcase their talents in the postseason and pursue a <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb/mlb-all-time-world-series-champions-by-year-20200724-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Series title</a>, while others are already planning ahead to next year. Here, will show you the<strong> top 3 candidates for both the AL and NL 2020 MLB Rookie of the Year awards.</strong></p>
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<h2>2020 MLB ALRookie Of The Year Awards Candidates</h2>
<h2>Willi Castro</h2>
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<figure class="image">  <figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" alt="Willi Castro" data-height="412" data-width="740" data-size="w:740,h:412" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="Willi Castro" src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20200929_BUS_164566_willi_castro_crop1601391355756.jpg_22069893_af7de3fa.webp&amp;width=740&amp;height=412" width="740" height="412"></figure><figcaption>   Castro is just 23 years old. (Getty)  </figcaption></figure>
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<p><strong>Team: </strong>Detroit Tigers<br> <strong>Position: </strong>SS<br> <strong>Averages:</strong>.349/.381/.550, 36 G, 6 HR, 21 R, 24 RBIs</p>
<p>Even though the <strong>Detroit Tigers </strong>didn’t have many things to look up to this season, <strong>Willi Castro </strong>was one of the lone bright spots for them. His defense is still a work in progress but he was one of the biggest offensive forces all year long.</p>
<h2>Kyle Lewis</h2>
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<figure class="image">  <figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" alt="Kyle Lewis" data-height="412" data-width="740" data-size="w:740,h:412" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="Kyle Lewis" src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20200929_BUS_164566_kyle_lewis_crop1601391494703.jpg_22069893_6e26efb6.webp&amp;width=740&amp;height=412" width="740" height="412"></figure><figcaption>   Lewis was the 11th overall pick of the 2016 MLB Draft. (Getty)  </figcaption></figure>
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<p><strong>Team: </strong>Seattle Mariners<br> <strong>Position:</strong> OF<br> <strong>Averages:</strong>.262/.364/.437, 58 G, 11 HR, 37 R, 28 RBIs</p>
<p><strong>Kyle Lewis </strong>was nothing short of spectacular throughout the whole season. He led all rookies in total bases with 90 and became an every-day starter for a surprising<strong> Seattle Mariners</strong> that looks poised for greatness a couple of years from now.</p>
<h2>Luis Robert</h2>
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<figure class="image">  <figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" alt="Luis Robert" data-height="412" data-width="740" data-size="w:740,h:412" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="Luis Robert" src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20200929_BUS_164566_luis_robert_crop1601391648193.jpg_22069893_1bab3c97.webp&amp;width=740&amp;height=412" width="740" height="412"></figure><figcaption>   Robert was born in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. (Getty)  </figcaption></figure>
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<p><strong>Team: </strong>Chicago White Sox<br> <strong>Position:</strong> OF<br> <strong>Averages:.</strong>233/.302/.436, 56 G, 11 HR, 33 R, 31 RBIs</p>
<p><strong>Luis Robert w</strong>as the main favorite to win the AL Rookie of the Year award before the start of the season and he surely lived up to that hype. He was tied for the lead in home runs and led all rookies in stolen bases (9) and RBIs while playing an every-day role on a playoffs team.</p>
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<h2>2020 MLB NLRookie Of The Year Awards Candidates</h2>
<h2>Ke’Bryan Hayes</h2>
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<p><strong>Team:</strong> Pittsburgh Pirates<br> <strong>Position:</strong> 3B<br> <strong>Averages:</strong>.376/.442/.682, 24 G, 5 HR, 17 R, 11 RBIs</p>
<p>The fact that <strong>Ke’Bryan Hayes </strong>was only in the Majors for one month and still cracked the top 3 of this list should tell you just enough about how good he was. Hayes was an outstanding defender and an offensive machine who never went hitless on a game.</p>
<h2>Ryan Mountcastle</h2>
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<p><strong>Team: </strong>Baltimore Orioles<br> <strong>Position:</strong> OF<br> <strong>Averages:</strong>.333/.386/.492, 36 G, 5 HR, 12 R, 23 RBIs</p>
<p>Every single baseball fan on earth was looking forward to seeing <strong>Ryan Mountcastle</strong> from the start this year, yet the <strong>Baltimore Orioles </strong>thought it would hurt their chances of competing (yeah, right). He proved to be ready right out of the gate and was one of the most entertaining players to watch with his timely hitting and power.</p>
<h2>Jake Cronenworth</h2>
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<p><strong>Team: </strong>San Diego Padres<br> <strong>Position:</strong> 2B<br> <strong>Averages:</strong>.285/.354/.477, 54 G, 4 HR, 26 R, 20 RBIs</p>
<p>It seems like <strong>Eric Hosmer’s </strong>injury was a bit of a blessing in disguise for the <strong>San Diego Padres, </strong>as it allowed them to fully unleash their swiss-army infielder <strong>Jake Cronenworth.</strong> He played in almost every infield position, played plus-defense, and was a great hitter all year long.</p>
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MLB Rookie of the Year 2020: Top candidates for AL and NL awards

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<p>Baseball is for <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb/mlb-all-time-world-series-champions-by-year-20200724-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">winners</a>. I mean, yes, sports aren’t always about winning, but that mentality didn’t sit well at all for the teams with the <strong>worstMLB records ever. </strong>It looks like they weren’t even trying.</p>
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<p>Injuries, tough luck, trades, signings, and poor management can surely take a toll on a team’s ability to compete at the highest level. Then again, these teams took that to a whole new level, <strong>even making it to the <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb/25-MLB-records-impossible-to-break-20200405-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record books</a>for all the wrong reasons.</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.mlb.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB </a>seasons are long enough to win a couple of games,<strong> even statistically speaking.</strong> Well, I guess these teams didn’t know much about stats. We are going to reviewthe top 15 worst MLB records ever.</p>
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<h2>15. Buffalo Bisons (1890)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record:</strong> 36-96 (.273)<br> The<strong> Buffalo Bisons </strong>were an infamous team from start to finish. They were an outlawfranchise who used a minor league’s team name to enter the Players League. They only existed for one year, as their terrible 36-96 season in 1890 was the final season in that league’s history.</p>
<h2>14. Pittsburgh Pirates (1952)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record: </strong>42-112 (.273)<br> There was a time when the <strong>Pittsburgh Pirates</strong> were one of the teams to beat in the league. That surely wasn’t the case in 1952 when they posted their worst record since 1890. Most of their prospects were called to serve in World War II and the Korea War and injuries and lack of depth took a toll on their chances to compete.</p>
<h2>13. Detroit Tigers (2003)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record:</strong> 43-119 (.265)<br> The <strong>Detroit Tigers</strong> have had their fair share of struggles as a franchise, but none compare to the 2003 season. They had the most losses in American League history and were one loss away from having the worst record in modern baseball. Their opponents outscored them by 337 runs. Yikes!</p>
<h2>12. St. Louis Browns (1898)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record: </strong>39-111 (.260)<br> The<strong> St. Louis Browns </strong>(now Cardinals) were going through several issues off the field in 1898. The team owner was forced to sell them due to several debts and the new ownership traded away most of their starters. The result? 111 losses and just 39 victories. Ironically, they were later called ‘The Perfectos’ before becoming the Cardinals.</p>
<h2>11. Philadelphia Athletics (1919)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record: </strong>36-104 (.257)<br> The <strong>Philadelphia (Oakland) Athletics </strong>have had plenty of ups and downs throughout their history. Ironically, most of them have been due to owners thatweren’t willing to pay their stars. Owner-manager Connie Mack got rid of most his starters and the team went on a losing season streak that went on for years.</p>
<h2>10. Washington Senators (1904)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record: </strong>38-113 (.252)<br> The 1904<strong> Washington Senators</strong> were a disaster despite Jake Stahl’s great season. None of their pitchers finished with an ERA of under 3.00 and none of their batters was above .260 for the season. They finished 55.5 games back that season. No wonder they eventually ended up leaving town.</p>
<h2>9. New York Mets (1962)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record: </strong>40-120 (.250)<br> The 1962 <strong>New York Mets </strong>are infamous for having the most losses in modern MLB history. They had an abysmal 40-120 record despite being 12-19 at some point in the season. They went through losing streaks of 9, 17, 11 games, and never won more than three consecutive games all year.</p>
<h2>8. Kansas City Cowboys (1886)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record:</strong> 30-91 (.248)<br> Besides being a part of the ‘worst MLB record ever’ list, the <strong>Kansas City Cowboys</strong> should also be considered one of the greatest failures in all sports. Their only season as a professional team finished with a 30-91 record and they were forced to file for bankruptcy following that terrible campaign.</p>
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<h2>7. Boston Braves (1935)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record: </strong>38-115 (.248)<br> Babe Ruth was deceived by the <strong>Boston Braves </strong>in 1935. They offered him a player-manager position that never became a reality and he had the worst (and final) season of his career. They finished the season with 115 losses and 61.5 games back of first place. That was a terrible way to end <em>‘The Bambino’s’</em> career.</p>
<h2>6. Philadelphia Athletics (1916)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record:</strong> 36-117 (.235)<br> The 1916<strong> Philadelphia Athletics </strong>may be the most infamous team the league has seen in over a century. They don’t have the most losses because of a shortened season but can still ‘brag’ about having the worst winning percentage ever. Then again, let’s remember Connie Mack had gotten rid of most of their players.</p>
<h2>5. Washington Nationals (1886)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record: </strong>28-92 (.233)<br> It’s pretty normal to watch debuting teams struggle early on. Even so, the 1886 <strong>Washington Nationals </strong>took that trend way too far, as they were only able to win 28 out of their 120 games. Needless to say, it wasn’t the best way to start their participation in Major League Baseball. They ceased to exist three years later.</p>
<h2>4. St. Louis Browns (1897)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record:</strong> 29-102 (.221)<br> As we mentioned before,<strong> St. Louis Browns’ </strong>ownerChris von der Ahe was going through some stuff during the late-1890’s. The team clearly wasn’t his priority and it showed when they won just 29 out of 131 games in 1897. Gladly for the team, their sale made them the respectable franchise the Cardinals are today.</p>
<h2>3. Louisville Colonels (1889)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record: </strong>18-120 (.122)<br> The <strong>Louisville Colonels</strong> hold the record for fewer wins in a season (18) and were the first team to lose over 100 games in one year. Playerfines, a manager being fired, poor pitching and even worse batting condemned the Colonels’ season early on. It was the final season in franchise history.</p>
<h2>2. Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1890)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record:</strong> 23-113 (.169)<br> Long before becoming the Pittsburgh Pirates as we know themtoday, the <strong>Pittsburgh Alleghenys </strong>were far from being a successful franchise. They had one of the worst MLB records ever as the team was mostly filled by amateurplayers. They finished 66.5 games behind the first place.</p>
<h2>1. Cleveland Spiders (1899)</h2>
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<p><strong>Record:</strong> 20-134 (.130)<br> The <strong>Cleveland Spiders </strong>are infamous for having the worst MLB record of all time. It was the 13th and final season in franchise history, as the team’s owners also bought the St. Louis Browns (Cardinals). They had 101 road losses (unbreakable under today’s schedules). The rest of the NL teams didn’t want to travel because their poor attendance and revenue couldn’t even help them cover hotel expenses. They’re the worst baseball team ever.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.mlb.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Major League Baseball’s</strong> </a>regular season is great and all but perhaps the most important, intense, and exciting time in all sports is the <strong>World Series</strong>. Not all teams are suited to become World Series champions.</p>
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<p>There have been<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb/mlb-all-time-world-series-champions-by-year-20200724-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> 114 editions of the World Series</a> thus far. However, perhaps none of them have been as iconic as the very first edition, the 1903 World Series between the <strong>Boston Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates.</strong></p>
<p>Most young baseball fans may not be aware of the history that preceded this historical edition but the game as we know it today would have never been possible <strong>if it wasn’t for that matchup in 1903.</strong><span></span></p>
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<p>That’s why today, we’re going to walk you through everything that happened before, during, and after the 1903 World Series, <strong>one of the most important moments in the history of major sports.</strong></p>
<h2>Pre World Series era</h2>
<p>Long before the American League existed, the <strong>American Association (AA) and the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP)</strong> were the two major organizations for professional baseball in the United States.</p>
<p>The NAPBBP ceased to exist in 1875 and<strong> </strong>the<strong> National League (NL)</strong>was born the next season. But before the was a World Series to determine the champion of professional baseball, the teams with the best regular-season record on each league were awarded the title without any kind of postseason.</p>
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<h2>Original World Series</h2>
<p>Then, from 1884 to 1890, the ‘winning’ team of the National League faced the winners of the American Association <strong>to determine the champion of baseball.</strong> Teams and owners agreed on several terms like the length of the series (from 3 to 15 games), locations, and other minor rule changes for every edition.</p>
<p>Two of those editions (1885 and 1890) even ended up with a tie, and both associations couldn’t even agree on a name for this series. It was called the <strong>World Series Championship, World Series, and The Championship of the United States.</strong></p>
<h2>National League Monopoly and the Temple Cup</h2>
<p>The American Association ceased to exist after the 1891 season as it just couldn’t compete with the National League. Plenty of its teams defected to join the NL right away, <strong>thus making it the only professional baseball league in the country.</strong></p>
<p>The 1892 champion was settled after a series between two half-season champions, but that scheme only lasted for one season. Then, in 1893, <strong>the team with the best record was crowned at the end of the season.</strong></p>
<p>The NL then tried a different format where the team with the best record faced the runner-up in a postseason series called the <strong>Temple Cup. </strong>This went from 1894 to 1897 but shortly after the American League was born in 1891.</p>
<p>And with the American League and National League fighting for the supremacy of the market, there wasn’t even a champion in 1901 and 1902, leaving the door wide open<strong> for the creation of the modern World Series.</strong></p>
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<h2>1903 World Series: First AL Champion</h2>
<p>Both leagues agreed to stop fighting and most of their teams played some interleague exhibition games in 1903. However, there wasn’t a better way to prove that they could coexist <strong>than having their best two teams going toe-to-toe.</strong></p>
<p>Thus, the leagues agreed on terms for the very first World Series. <strong>The Pittsburgh Pirates</strong> had been – by far – the best team in the NL, while the <strong>Boston Americans (<a href="https://www.mlb.com/redsox" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Red Sox</a>) </strong>have done the same in the Junior Circuit.</p>
<p>Pirates and Americans faced off on a better-to-nine series, with Boston upsetting the Pirates thanks to<strong> CY Young’s</strong><a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb/Top-25-most-dominating-pitchers-in-MLB-history-20200504-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> historically dominant pitching</a>. Also, Pittsburgh was riddled by injuries and lost the final three games in a row.</p>
<p>This World Series title was the ultimate statement. It proved that the American League could keep up with the National League and that there was plenty of room and market for both of them. <strong>The rest, as you know, it’s history.</strong></p>

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