The Dodgers have punched their ticket to the World Series for a second consecutive season -- which means that history may soon be upon us.

That's because, as you'll no doubt remember, the Dodgers won it all in 2024 and are back to defend their title. MLB has not seen a repeat winner since the Yankees took three straight from 1998 to 2000. The 2024 Rangers became the 24th consecutive MLB team to fall short in its attempt to win a repeat championship -- not only the longest streak in MLB history, but also the longest in any of the four major sports .

Below, we rank the teams that have come closest to winning back-to-back titles since the Yankees’ most recent three-peat. While the rankings are somewhat subjective, they are based on a mixture of regular season record, postseason performanc

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