Each season begins with optimism across the 30 MLB fan bases, and each one ends with some level of disappointment for 29 of them.

Only one team can win the World Series every year, but some fan bases have been waiting a long time to see their team raise the Commissioner’s Trophy.

The Guardians -- whose last title was in 1948 -- are the dubious owners of baseball's longest active championship drought, and that will continue into 2026 after Cleveland lost its Wild Card Series against the Tigers . The Mariners, the lone MLB franchise without a World Series appearance in its 49-year history, will also have to wait until next year after falling short in ALCS Game 7 versus Toronto.

Here is a look at the longest active championship droughts, all of which go back to at least 1998.

Guardians

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