Major League Baseball has become the highest level of professional baseball in the United States as well as Canada. The league has thirty teams spanned across two countries and these teams are then divided into two leagues and several divisions. Every season witnesses these teams battling it out to become the World Series Champion of the season.
The MLB playoffs refer to the postseason part of the league that starts after the regular season. Teams make their way through Wild Card games, before playing in the National League Division Series (NLDS) and the American League Division Series (ALDS). Moving on, four teams reach the American League Championship Series (ALCS) and National League Championship Series (NLCS). Only two teams then advance to the World Series games, where the last team standing becomes the MLB champion for the season. The 2024 MLB season will also see the same format being used by the teams to win the playoffs before they go on to play in the World Series.
MLB Teams that have won the Playoffs
The MLB teams have been competing in playoff games since 1969 as per the MLB official site. The following list details all the teams that have won the playoffs from both the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) so far -
| Year | American League Champion Series (ALCS) winner | National League Championship Series (NLCS) winner |
| 1969 | Baltimore Orioles | New York Mets |
| 1970 | Baltimore Orioles | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1972 | Oakland Athletics | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1973 | Oakland Athletics | New York Mets |
| 1974 | Oakland Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1975 | Boston Red Sox | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1976 | New York Yankees | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1977 | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1978 | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1979 | Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1980 | Kansas City Royals | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1981 | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1982 | Milwaukee Brewers | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1984 | Detroit Tigers | San Diego Padres |
| 1985 | Kansas City Royals | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1986 | Boston Red Sox | New York Mets |
| 1987 | Minnesota Twins | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1988 | Oakland Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1989 | Oakland Athletics | San Francisco Giants |
| 1990 | Oakland Athletics | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1991 | Minnesota Twins | Atlanta Braves |
| 1992 | Toronto Blue Jays | Atlanta Braves |
| 1993 | Toronto Blue Jays | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1995 | Cleveland Indians | Atlanta Braves |
| 1996 | New York Yankees | Atlanta Braves |
| 1997 | Cleveland Indians | Florida Marlins |
| 1998 | New York Yankees | San Diego Padres |
| 1999 | New York Yankees | Atlanta Braves |
| 2000 | New York Yankees | New York Mets |
| 2001 | New York Yankees | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 2002 | Anaheim Angels | San Francisco Giants |
| 2003 | New York Yankees | Florida Marlins |
| 2004 | Boston Red Sox | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2005 | Chicago White Sox | Houston Astros |
| 2006 | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2007 | Boston Red Sox | Colorado Rockies |
| 2008 | Tampa Bay Rays | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2009 | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2010 | Texas Rangers | San Francisco Giants |
| 2011 | Texas Rangers | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers | San Francisco Giants |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals | San Francisco Giants |
| 2015 | Kansas City Royals | New York Mets |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians | Chicago Cubs |
| 2017 | Houston Astros | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2018 | Boston Red Sox | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | Washington Nationals |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Rays | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2021 | Houston Astros | Atlanta Braves |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers | Arizona Diamondbacks |
MLB Playoffs Winners FAQs
A. The Texas Rangers are the MLB champions as of the 2023 season.
A. The Atlanta Braves have made the postseason the most.
A. The New York Yankees have the most MLB Championship Series appearances.
A. Yes, the New York Yankees have won three back-to-back World Series in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
A. The Cincinnati Reds in 1976 went undefeated in the postseason.
