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Originally Posted by tk13
Epic walk off homer for the Mariners to send them to the playoffs, their drought is over. Phillies now have the longest drought at 10 years. If Philly hangs on to the wild card spot that means that Tigers and Angels have the longest playoff drought at 7 years and the Royals are right behind them in 3rd place. Amazing how the extra playoff spots have changed things.
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The 16-team 2020 postseason format has skewed the drought list, too.
If it weren't for that anomalous year, the Marlins' drought would date back to 2003, the Padres' drought would date back to 2006, and the Reds would have last made it in 2013.
For all the hype the Padres get, they still haven't made the playoffs this year or in a conventional season in 16 years.
It seems like the Orioles have been bad forever before 2022 but the Zack Britton parked in the garage wild card loss is more recent than the Royals.