The Rays are just the third franchise in baseball history to lose in their first 3 trips to the World Series
posted by u/Willing-Leather-9788 · 2026-10-30 11:02 UTC
Rays won the AL Pennant in 2008, 2020, and 2026, but have failed to take home a World Series championship. The only other franchises to lose in its first 3 WS appearances are the Detroit Tigers who won in 1935 after 4 losses (1907-09, ‘35) and the Los Angeles Dodgers finally winning in 1955 after 7 straight losses (1916, ‘20, ‘41, ‘47, ‘49, ‘52-‘53).
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2. u/Unfair_Importance_37 · 2026-10-30 11:15 UTC
The dodgers have only won 9 of the 26 world series they have been in
3. u/AshgarPN · 2026-10-30 11:37 UTC
https://giphy.com/gifs/J8FZIm9VoBU6Q
4. u/Designer_Web_9047 · 2026-10-30 16:35 UTC
Aren't you guys 1-1 in world series ?
5. u/AshgarPN · 2026-10-30 20:17 UTC
6. u/Designer_Web_9047 · 2026-10-30 20:21 UTC
I'm still right.
7. u/AshgarPN · 2026-10-30 20:23 UTC
8. u/Independent-Law-662 · 2026-10-30 11:44 UTC
the yankees have won the world series more times then the dodgers have been in it
9. u/rcbz1994 · 2026-10-30 17:44 UTC
How many of those were won before integration happened? Lol
10. u/Willing-Leather-9788 · 2026-10-30 18:02 UTC
The Yankees won 17 titles after Jackie Robinson broke the color line. However we “only” have 11 titles since 1955 and 5 since 1995. I think we’re doing just fine lol. If we don’t get one by the mid 2030s, then I’ll be freaking out.
11. u/Caledron · 2026-10-30 21:00 UTC
The Dodgers were one of the original teams though. They had same pre-integration chances that the Yankees had.
12. u/lostmookman · 2026-10-30 11:47 UTC
You going to count the ones when there was less than 4 teams in the MLB ...lol
13. u/Bootglass1 · 2026-10-30 12:01 UTC
So more teams being added makes previous wins invalid? Good to know. So the dodgers wins won't count if the league expands this offseason, right?
14. u/kellzone · 2026-10-30 14:00 UTC
Well, that does seem to be the philosophy with NFL Championships vs. Super Bowls (unless the Packers are involved, then NFL Championships matter because Lombardi I guess). On the other hand, Stanley Cups seem to count for the Original 6 in the NHL as much as winning it today, so who knows at this point. I'd say all the Yankees WS titles are valid, but I also think NFL Championships should count as much as Super Bowls.
15. u/Eagle4317 · 2026-10-30 12:02 UTC
All the Yankees titles came when there were at least a dozen teams playing, and ten of those titles from long ago came after Integration. Baseball is the only sport to have a good assortment of talent before every sport expanded in scope with the 1960s and various mergers occurred (NFL-AFL, NHL-WHA, and NBA-ABA)
16. u/Rosemoorstreet · 2026-10-30 12:18 UTC
This is a more telling stat than the Rays.
17. u/Gullible-Bear-6309 · 2026-10-30 11:51 UTC
It’s only 23
18. u/offda-Aux · 2026-10-30 19:41 UTC
I never realized they made it to the World Series that many times….
19. u/WestCoastToGoldCoast · 2026-10-30 21:12 UTC
Bum ass franchise, smh.
Meanwhile, my Mariners have never lost a single World Series that they’ve been in.
No, I will not be taking any questions.
20. u/riprulz8 · 2026-10-30 11:08 UTC
Brooklyn Dodgers.
Fun fact: after their move to LA in 1958, the Dodgers actually won their first 3 WS appearances in their new home: 1959, 1963, and 1965.