This year's World Series champ will be a 1st-time winner ... either way

Five MLB franchises have never won a World Series. In 10 days, or less, there will be only four on that list. Sorry, then, to the Mariners, Padres and Rockies, who are going to have to wait until 2027 to have a chance to get their first Commissioner’s Trophy, but this year, either the Milwaukee Brewers or the Tampa Bay Rays are finally going to break through. This is the first World Series featuring two teams that have never won a World Series since 1980, when the Phillies beat the Royals.