World Series History: List of World Series winners in the 21st century

Since the beginning of the 21st century, there have been 14 different teams who have won the World Series title. This number will not change this season no matter who wins the title as the competing teams, Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies have both won the title at least once since 2001.

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Here is a look at every team that has won the championship in the 21st century.

YEAR	WINNER	RUNNER-UP
2022	-	-
2021	Atlanta Braves	Houston Astros
2020	Los Angeles Dodgers	Tampa Bay Rays
2019	Washington Nationals	Houston Astros
2018	Boston Red Sox	Los Angeles Dodgers
2017	Houston Astros	Los Angeles Dodgers
2016	Chicago Cubs	Cleveland Indians
2015	Kansas City Royals	New York Mets
2014	San Francisco Giants	Kansas City Royals
2013	Boston Red Sox	St. Louis Cardinals
2012	San Francisco Giants	Detroit Tigers
2011	St. Louis Cardinals	Texas Rangers
2010	San Francisco Giants	Texas Rangers
2009	New York Yankees	Philadelphia Phillies
2008	Philadelphia Phillies	Tampa Bay Rays
2007	Boston Red Sox	Colorado Rockies
2006	St. Louis Cardinals	Detroit Tigers
2005	Chicago White Sox	Houston Astros
2004	Boston Red Sox	St. Louis Cardinals
2003	Florida Marlins	New York Yankees
2002	Anaheim Angels	San Francisco Giants
2001	Arizona Diamondbacks	New York Yankees

Even though 24 teams have won the title at least once, the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, and Tampa Bay Rays have never won the crown.

From the table above, we can see that the Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, and Texas Rangers have at least played for the championship in the last 21 seasons.

The Seattle Mariners are the only franchise to have never made an appearance in the World Series. However, the team ended their 21-year playoff drought this season and also have one of the most electric young players in the MLB, Julio Rodriguez.

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Who will play for the World Series title in 2022?

Friday night at Minute Maid Park in Houston will see the opening pitch of the 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies. This will be the Astros' fourth World Series appearance in six years, while being the first for the Phillies since 2009.

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While the Astros are the betting favorites to win the title, the Phillies, who had the fewest wins of any of the NL teams in the postseason, cannot be counted out.

Which teams have won the most Championships?

It may come as no surprise, but the New York Yankees are the current record holders for most World Series titles with 27 wins. Following the Yankees are the St. Louis Cardinals with 11, and the Oakland Athletics with 9.

The Yankees ended the postseason last Sunday after being closely defeated by the Houston Astros with a score of 6-5 in ALCS Game 4. The team completed a full sweep and will advance to play against the Phillies for the World Series title on Saturday.