what teams have played in the most world series since 1940

Since 1940, the New York Yankees have the most appearances by a team in the World Series, with 30 appearances.

	TEAM	SERIES	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Yankees	World Series	173	.561	97	76	5,822	729	1,432	209	36	170	694	612	44	1,069	67	39	6,559	2,223	415	58	23	73	118	.246	.321	.382	.703
2	Dodgers	World Series	123	.472	58	65	4,077	459	934	154	21	124	434	412	29	833	65	44	4,587	1,502	299	47	22	40	71	.229	.303	.368	.671
3	Cardinals	World Series	87	.506	44	43	2,880	324	686	133	19	47	296	262	12	495	51	23	3,217	998	199	52	11	47	42	.238	.303	.347	.650
4	Braves	World Series	55	.436	24	31	1,826	197	429	70	8	50	192	192	9	359	33	14	2,072	665	128	32	13	16	43	.235	.309	.364	.673
5	Giants	World Series	44	.545	24	20	1,458	193	364	57	9	40	183	135	7	297	16	9	1,631	559	106	20	11	16	27	.250	.314	.383	.697
6	Red Sox	World Series	47	.596	28	19	1,604	206	402	76	9	42	200	182	15	322	8	7	1,832	622	127	19	12	31	30	.251	.330	.388	.718
7	Phillies	World Series	38	.395	15	23	1,252	146	293	57	5	42	140	138	10	279	27	7	1,420	486	104	11	9	13	27	.234	.313	.388	.701
8	Orioles	World Series	39	.538	21	18	1,261	135	267	41	4	33	122	125	6	240	5	5	1,407	415	78	8	7	15	27	.212	.284	.329	.614
9	Reds	World Series	39	.538	21	18	1,306	149	320	64	10	27	144	117	7	181	32	15	1,453	485	101	14	9	22	23	.245	.309	.371	.680
10	Athletics	World Series	32	.531	17	15	1,042	104	227	35	6	25	99	112	7	232	21	11	1,183	349	66	18	4	14	13	.218	.297	.335	.632
11	Tigers	World Series	35	.457	16	19	1,146	134	258	37	7	28	129	134	11	211	11	10	1,307	393	72	13	3	13	28	.225	.311	.343	.654
12	Astros	World Series	30	.433	13	17	1,038	120	246	50	2	36	116	100	14	253	22	4	1,165	408	88	7	6	15	23	.237	.311	.393	.704
13	Mets	World Series	29	.448	13	16	1,016	106	241	30	2	27	91	87	10	208	9	6	1,138	356	59	17	8	13	18	.237	.302	.350	.652
14	Indians	World Series	30	.400	12	18	1,002	116	226	41	3	26	107	117	7	206	19	8	1,144	351	70	14	4	11	20	.226	.310	.350	.660
15	Royals	World Series	25	.520	13	12	869	105	232	48	5	15	100	82	4	185	21	6	970	335	68	8	7	11	26	.267	.331	.386	.716
16	Rangers	World Series	17	.471	8	9	563	68	127	25	1	20	66	60	3	126	4	5	636	214	46	4	6	5	16	.226	.301	.380	.681
17	Blue Jays	World Series	19	.579	11	8	681	96	184	31	6	20	95	71	11	127	15	6	778	287	57	4	11	8	15	.270	.344	.421	.765
18	Twins	World Series	21	.524	11	10	694	82	162	25	9	21	81	69	4	138	15	6	774	268	55	5	2	12	14	.233	.306	.386	.692
19	Pirates	World Series	21	.571	12	9	723	82	197	38	3	12	79	54	7	108	7	5	799	277	53	10	5	10	14	.272	.327	.383	.710
20	Rays	World Series	11	.273	3	8	350	37	75	10	1	13	35	26	1	106	9	4	381	126	24	2	2	1	9	.214	.269	.360	.629
21	Diamondbacks	World Series	12	.417	5	7	420	59	112	24	1	9	58	33	6	111	9	3	473	165	34	10	4	7	9	.267	.326	.393	.719
22	Marlins	World Series	13	.615	8	5	453	54	115	20	1	10	51	50	2	96	6	3	515	167	31	6	4	5	11	.254	.328	.369	.697
23	Padres	World Series	9	.111	1	8	300	28	76	14	1	6	25	23	0	55	3	5	329	110	21	1	5	0	4	.253	.302	.367	.668
24	White Sox	World Series	10	.600	6	4	353	43	96	19	2	10	39	35	5	63	7	4	399	149	31	5	1	4	11	.272	.345	.422	.767
25	Cubs	World Series	14	.500	7	7	492	56	126	26	5	9	54	41	3	112	10	4	548	189	40	10	2	5	7	.256	.316	.384	.700

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Team Batting Leaders

38

Rice

RBI

90

Rice

AVG

.268

Bellinger

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Schlittler

228

Schlittler

ERA

1.67

Blackburn

Team Rankings

204

2nd

677

12th

1,339

6th

ERA

3.24

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	90	59	.604
Yankees	86	63	.577	4.0
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
Blue Jays	75	75	.500	15.5
Orioles	72	78	.480	18.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/14	NYY	@	MIN	7:40 PM
Tue 9/15	NYY	@	MIN	7:40 PM
Wed 9/16	NYY	@	MIN	1:40 PM
Fri 9/18	NYY	@	AZ	9:40 PM
Sat 9/19	NYY	@	AZ	8:10 PM

Last Game

Mets

69 - 80

Final

Yankees

86 - 63

Sun 13 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

109

Burleson

107

Stewart

100

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.309

Lopez

Hit Leaders

180

Lopez

177

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

111

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

101

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.395

Wood

.394

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.589

Alvarez

.562

Crow-Armstrong

.551

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

236

Cease

228

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.95

Schlittler

1.95

Misiorowski

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.77

Cease

12.14

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,156.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,903

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,634

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,426

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

84-65

83-65

84-66

84-67

80-69

Worst Record ATS

57-93

60-89

64-86

68-82

70-80

70-79

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	62	.587
Phillies	83	67	.553	5.0
Marlins	74	76	.493	14.0
Nationals	70	81	.464	18.5
Mets	69	80	.463	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	57	.620
Cubs	83	67	.553	10.0
Pirates	75	75	.500	18.0
Cardinals	74	76	.493	19.0
Reds	70	79	.470	22.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	90	59	.604
Padres	80	68	.541	9.5
Diamondbacks	79	71	.527	11.5
Giants	62	87	.416	28.0
Rockies	55	94	.369	35.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	90	59	.604
Yankees	86	63	.577	4.0
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
Blue Jays	75	75	.500	15.5
Orioles	72	78	.480	18.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	76	73	.510
Guardians	76	74	.507	0.5
Twins	70	79	.470	6.0
Tigers	70	79	.470	6.0
Royals	66	84	.440	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	75	.500
Rangers	74	76	.493	1.0
Mariners	70	80	.467	5.0
Athletics	61	89	.407	14.0
Angels	56	93	.376	18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 8/30	MIA	@	WSH	6-2
Sun 8/30	COL	@	ATL	2-3
Sun 8/30	BOS	@	NYY	1-16
Sun 8/30	SEA	@	TOR	0-7
Sun 8/30	LAD	@	DET	6-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/14	CWS	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Mon 9/14	LAD	@	CIN	6:40 PM
Mon 9/14	DET	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Mon 9/14	BAL	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Mon 9/14	NYY	@	MIN	7:40 PM

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