Answer: Five MLB franchises have never won a World Series.
Clues: “Teams” and “Champion”
Within a week or so, there will be only four on that list.
This year’s World Series features two of them: The Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays. So, one of them will be a first-time World Series champ.
This is the first time that’s happened since 1980, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals. (The Royals eventually won in 1985 and again in 2015.)
