World Series History
The Fall Classic. Baseball's ultimate prize. Explore over a century of champions, MVPs, and legendary moments.
Total World Series
60
Most Titles
New York Yankees
27 Championships
Current Champion
Los Angeles Dodgers
2025 - 4-3
Recent World Series
2025
Los Angeles Dodgers
def. Toronto Blue Jays (4-3)
MVP: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
2024
Los Angeles Dodgers
def. New York Yankees (4-1)
MVP: Freddie Freeman
2023
Texas Rangers
def. Arizona Diamondbacks (4-1)
MVP: Corey Seager
2022
Houston Astros
def. Philadelphia Phillies (4-2)
MVP: Jeremy Peña
2021
Atlanta Braves
def. Houston Astros (4-2)
MVP: Jorge Soler
2020
Los Angeles Dodgers
def. Tampa Bay Rays (4-2)
MVP: Corey Seager
2019
Washington Nationals
def. Houston Astros (4-3)
MVP: Stephen Strasburg
2018
Boston Red Sox
def. Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1)
MVP: Steve Pearce
2017
Houston Astros
def. Los Angeles Dodgers (4-3)
MVP: George Springer
2016
Chicago Cubs
def. Cleveland Indians (4-3)
MVP: Ben Zobrist
Cubs win first title in 108 years
All-Time Championships
1New York Yankees
112Los Angeles Dodgers
63Boston Red Sox
54San Francisco Giants
45Cincinnati Reds
46St. Louis Cardinals
37Houston Astros
28Atlanta Braves
29Kansas City Royals
210Philadelphia Phillies
2Complete World Series History
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Result | MVP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Toronto Blue Jays | 4-3 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | - |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers | New York Yankees | 4-1 | Freddie Freeman | - |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers | Arizona Diamondbacks | 4-1 | Corey Seager | - |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | Philadelphia Phillies | 4-2 | Jeremy Peña | - |
| 2021 | Atlanta Braves | Houston Astros | 4-2 | Jorge Soler | - |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Tampa Bay Rays | 4-2 | Corey Seager | - |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals | Houston Astros | 4-3 | Stephen Strasburg | - |
| 2018 | Boston Red Sox | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4-1 | Steve Pearce | - |
| 2017 | Houston Astros | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4-3 | George Springer | - |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs | Cleveland Indians | 4-3 | Ben Zobrist | Cubs win first title in 108 years |
| 2015 | Kansas City Royals | New York Mets | 4-1 | Salvador Perez | - |
| 2014 | San Francisco Giants | Kansas City Royals | 4-3 | Madison Bumgarner | - |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox | St. Louis Cardinals | 4-2 | David Ortiz | - |
| 2012 | San Francisco Giants | Detroit Tigers | 4-0 | Pablo Sandoval | - |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals | Texas Rangers | 4-3 | David Freese | - |
| 2010 | San Francisco Giants | Texas Rangers | 4-1 | Edgar Renteria | - |
| 2009 | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Phillies | 4-2 | Hideki Matsui | - |
| 2008 | Philadelphia Phillies | Tampa Bay Rays | 4-1 | Cole Hamels | - |
| 2007 | Boston Red Sox | Colorado Rockies | 4-0 | Mike Lowell | - |
| 2006 | St. Louis Cardinals | Detroit Tigers | 4-1 | David Eckstein | - |
| 2005 | Chicago White Sox | Houston Astros | 4-0 | Jermaine Dye | - |
| 2004 | Boston Red Sox | St. Louis Cardinals | 4-0 | Manny Ramirez | Red Sox end 86-year drought |
| 2003 | Florida Marlins | New York Yankees | 4-2 | Josh Beckett | - |
| 2002 | Anaheim Angels | San Francisco Giants | 4-3 | Troy Glaus | - |
| 2001 | Arizona Diamondbacks | New York Yankees | 4-3 | Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson | - |
| 2000 | New York Yankees | New York Mets | 4-1 | Derek Jeter | Subway Series |
| 1999 | New York Yankees | Atlanta Braves | 4-0 | Mariano Rivera | - |
| 1998 | New York Yankees | San Diego Padres | 4-0 | Scott Brosius | - |
| 1997 | Florida Marlins | Cleveland Indians | 4-3 | Liván Hernández | - |
| 1996 | New York Yankees | Atlanta Braves | 4-2 | John Wetteland | - |
| 1995 | Atlanta Braves | Cleveland Indians | 4-2 | Tom Glavine | - |
| 1994 | No World Series | - | - | - | Canceled due to player strike |
| 1993 | Toronto Blue Jays | Philadelphia Phillies | 4-2 | Paul Molitor | - |
| 1992 | Toronto Blue Jays | Atlanta Braves | 4-2 | Pat Borders | - |
| 1991 | Minnesota Twins | Atlanta Braves | 4-3 | Jack Morris | - |
| 1990 | Cincinnati Reds | Oakland Athletics | 4-0 | José Rijo | - |
| 1989 | Oakland Athletics | San Francisco Giants | 4-0 | Dave Stewart | Earthquake Series |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Oakland Athletics | 4-1 | Orel Hershiser | - |
| 1987 | Minnesota Twins | St. Louis Cardinals | 4-3 | Frank Viola | - |
| 1986 | New York Mets | Boston Red Sox | 4-3 | Ray Knight | - |
| 1985 | Kansas City Royals | St. Louis Cardinals | 4-3 | Bret Saberhagen | - |
| 1984 | Detroit Tigers | San Diego Padres | 4-1 | Alan Trammell | - |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | Philadelphia Phillies | 4-1 | Rick Dempsey | - |
| 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | Milwaukee Brewers | 4-3 | Darrell Porter | - |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers | New York Yankees | 4-2 | Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, Steve Yeager | - |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Phillies | Kansas City Royals | 4-2 | Mike Schmidt | - |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Baltimore Orioles | 4-3 | Willie Stargell | - |
| 1978 | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4-2 | Bucky Dent | - |
| 1977 | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4-2 | Reggie Jackson | - |
| 1976 | Cincinnati Reds | New York Yankees | 4-0 | Johnny Bench | - |
| 1975 | Cincinnati Reds | Boston Red Sox | 4-3 | Pete Rose | - |
| 1969 | New York Mets | Baltimore Orioles | 4-1 | Donn Clendenon | Miracle Mets |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Cardinals | 4-3 | Mickey Lolich | - |
| 1961 | New York Yankees | Cincinnati Reds | 4-1 | Whitey Ford | - |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | New York Yankees | 4-3 | Johnny Podres | Dodgers first title |
| 1954 | New York Giants | Cleveland Indians | 4-0 | None | Willie Mays catch |
| 1947 | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4-3 | - | Jackie Robinson first World Series |
| 1932 | New York Yankees | Chicago Cubs | 4-0 | - | Babe Ruth called shot |
| 1927 | New York Yankees | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4-0 | - | Murderers Row |
| 1919 | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago White Sox | 5-3 | - | Black Sox Scandal |
| 1903 | Boston Americans | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5-3 | - | First World Series |