Even excluding the temporary home stadiums for the Tampa Bay Rays and Athletics, eight MLB stadiums have still never hosted a Fall Classic.
As the 2025-26 MLB offseason is officially underway, fans across the league are still in awe over the sensational ending to the 2025 World Series, with the Los Angeles Dodgers emerging as MLB’s first repeat champion in a quarter-century.
Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays are likely still in disbelief, with the Jays coming within inches of their third title in team history before ultimately losing the decisive Game 7 on their home field.
While the World Series is undoubtedly special no matter where it’s played, home games take on a unique meaning for players and fans alike. The Fall Classic turns a comfortable, familiar environment into one that’s both equally welcoming and threatening, with a raucous crowd on edge and fanfare well beyond the scope of what would be seen in the regular season.
Excluding the temporary homes of the Tampa Bay Rays and Athletics, Globe Life Field was the most recent full-time MLB stadium to open its doors, officially becoming the home of the Texas Rangers in 2020 before hosting that year’s World Series as a neutral site during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the League Championship Series eliminations of both the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers, no MLB stadium got the opportunity to host their first Fall Classic in 2025, leaving eight stadiums across the league that have yet to seen a World Series.
Here’s a look at the stadiums still yearning for big moments in late October:
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles (Opened in 1992)
Often regarded as one of the best ballparks in all of MLB, Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened ahead of the 1992 season, replacing the massive multi-purpose Memorial Stadium while kickstarting a trend of retro-inspired stadiums across the league.
While the old Memorial Stadium hosted six different World Series’, with Baltimore winning three of them, Camden Yards has not had the same luck. Since moving there in 1992, the Orioles have made the playoffs just seven times, only getting the chance to host home games on six of those occasions.
Baltimore has been without a pennant since their last World Series championship in 1983, with the O’s having made three trips to the ALCS since then. After losing in back-to-back years to the New York Yankees and the then-Cleveland Indians in 1996 and 1997, respectively, the Orioles were swept by the Kansas City Royals in their return to the ALCS in 2014.
Baltimore finished 75-87 in 2025 and last made the playoffs in 2024 on the heels of a 91-71 campaign, losing 2-0 to the Royals in the AL Wild Card Round.
Target Field, Minnesota Twins (Opened in 2010)
After calling the cavernous Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome home for 28 seasons, the Twins made their return to the outdoors in 2010 upon the opening of Target Field, placed in the beautiful setting of downtown Minneapolis.
While Minnesota won two World Series titles and saw many of the franchise’s most iconic moments inside the dome, the team is still looking to create memories at Target Field. Despite winning 94 games and the AL Central in their inaugural season at the venue, the Twins were swept by the New York Yankees in the 2010 ALDS, and haven’t found much more playoff luck since.
The Twins have qualified for the playoffs four other times since moving to Target Field, with their deepest run also being their most recent in 2023. Minnesota broke a historic postseason losing streak and toppled the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL Wild Card Round, but went on to fall to the Houston Astros in the ALDS in four games.
Minnesota has not appeared in the World Series since their walk-off Game 7 victory in 1991, while they haven’t been to the ALCS since a five-game defeat at the hands of the then-Anaheim Angels in 2002. The Twins finished well out of playoff contention in 2025 with a 70-92 record.
T-Mobile Park, Seattle Mariners (Opened in 1999)
The most obvious inclusion on this list, the Seattle Mariners remain the only MLB franchise to have never played in the World Series. Their history spans across 49 seasons played between the old Kingdome and their current home, which they moved into midway through the 1999 season.
The Mariners appeared to be on the precipice of sustained success immediately after moving into what was then known as Safeco Field, with Seattle racking up back-to-back ALCS runs in 2000 and 2001. While the 2001 team in particular had sky-high expectations with a record-setting 116 regular season wins, the M’s ultimately fell to the New York Yankees in the ALCS in both seasons.
The 2001 season was followed by an unprecedented 21-year playoff drought, with Seattle returning to October in 2022 only to get swept in the ALDS by the Houston Astros. The Mariners then of course were just eight outs away from their first trip to the Fall Classic in 2025 before playoff hero George Springer landed a knockout punch for the ages.
The seven-game ALCS run from the Mariners in 2025 marks the deepest playoff run in franchise history for a club (and ballpark) still yearning for their first-ever World Series.
LoanDepot Park, Miami Marlins (Opened in 2012)
While the Marlins have of course won two of the more random World Series matchups in 1997 and 2003, the franchise remains without plenty of accolades – a division title and a home playoff game in their home stadium of 14 years, to name a few.
The Marlins’ success as a franchise predominantly occurred during the “Florida Marlins” era, which saw both of the team’s championships while they played in the multi-purpose Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Since the team’s rebrand as the Miami Marlins and their move to Miami city-proper, things have not gone incredibly well for the Fish, who have made the playoffs just twice since 2012. The Marlins’ more notable run of the two came in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, which saw Miami sweep the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card Round before being swept by the division-rival Atlanta Braves in the NLDS.
Miami last qualified for the playoffs on the heels of an 84-78 season in 2023, losing to the Philadelphia Phillies in a two-game NL Wild Card Round sweep. The Marlins finished the 2025 season with a 79-83 record, 17 games behind the first-place Phillies.
American Family Field, Milwaukee Brewers (Opened in 2001)
After a stellar 2025 season that saw 97 wins and a trip to the NLCS, the Brewers once again fell short of making it to their first World Series since both moving to the National League in 1998 and moving to their current home stadium in 2001.
Not known to be a franchise with a background of much success, the Brewers have qualified for the World Series just once in their team history, falling just one game short of the championship in 1982 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Milwaukee left the multi-purpose, outdoor County Stadium following the 2000 season, moving into what was then known as Miller Park, notably featuring a retractable roof to help out with the city’s chilly Aprils.
The Brewers wouldn’t return to the playoffs until seven years after moving into their current home in 2008, with Milwaukee making the postseason nine times since then. This has included three trips to the NLCS in 2011, 2018 and 2025, with Milwaukee coming the closest to the World Series in a seven-game loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018.
Milwaukee was swept by the Dodgers in this year’s NLCS, proving to be another disappointing end to the season in an otherwise incredibly impressive stretch of seven postseason appearances in eight years, dating back to 2018.
PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates (Opened in 2001)
Routinely found near the top of “Best MLB ballparks” lists for its open atmosphere and gorgeous view of the Allegheny River and Pittsburgh skyline, PNC Park has unfortunately been without the plethora of marquee moments to accompany the fan acclaim.
The Bucs moved into the dazzling stadium in 2001, replacing the cookie-cutter Three Rivers Stadium that also served as the longtime home for NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. In the quarter-century since their move, the Pirates have made the playoffs just three times – all coming consecutively from 2013 to 2015.
To make matters worse, the Pirates have finished with a winning record in just one other season outside of their three playoff appearances (82-79 in 2018), and didn’t make particularly deep runs in their few trips to the postseason.
The biggest moment in PNC Park history was undoubtedly Pittsburgh’s win in the 2013 NL Wild Card Game over the Cincinnati Reds, with the Pirates going on to fall to the St. Louis Cardinals in an NLDS that went the full five games. Pittsburgh fell in the NL Wild Card Game in 2014 and 2015 to the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs, respectively.
Despite having perhaps the game’s best pitcher in Paul Skenes, the Pirates finished just 71-91 in 2025, with plenty of more offensive help needed for the team to become a contender.
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Reds (Opened in 2003)
Another club that moved from a multi-purpose cookie-cutter stadium to a retro-inspired park at the turn of the century, the Reds have not been able to find the success that past generations have achieved for the historic franchise in their current home.
The Reds have made the postseason just five times since moving to Great American Ball Park, though they only got the chance to host home playoff games on two of those occasions. Cincinnati was swept out of the NL Wild Card Round on the road in 2020 and 2025, while the Reds lost the winner-take-all NL Wild Card Game on the road to the Pirates in 2013.
The Reds’ few postseason opportunities in front of fans at Great American Ball Park have gone disastrously, with Cincinnati yet to win a home playoff game at the stadium. Cincinnati was swept by the Phillies in the 2010 NLDS, losing Game 3 at home, before losing the 2012 NLDS to the Giants in five games. Against the Giants, the Reds won the first two games in San Francisco before losing three straight in Cincinnati to drop the series.
Cincinnati finished 83-79 in 2025, falling to the eventual World Series-champion Dodgers in a two-game sweep in the NL Wild Card Round. The Reds last won the World Series in 1990, and have been without a home playoff win since a run to the NLCS in 1995.
Petco Park, San Diego Padres (Opened in 2004)
Another stadium that’s widely seen as among the best in all of MLB, the Padres have not had the opportunity to host the Fall Classic at Petco Park since moving there in 2004, despite a recent string of playoff appearances.
The Padres last played in the World Series in 1998, getting swept by the 114-win Yankees while playing their home games at the multi-purpose Jack Murphy Stadium, which they shared with the NFL’s San Diego Chargers.
After two NLDS losses to the St. Louis Cardinals early in Petco Park’s lifespan in 2005 and 2006, the Padres underwent a long period of mediocrity before returning the postseason in 2020. Since then, the Friars have been in the playoffs in four of the past six seasons, peaking with an NLCS run in 2022.
While recent playoff moments at Petco Park have proven that the park can be both beautiful and unbelievably lively, the Padres have yet to give their home park the ultimate chance to shine on the global stage in the World Series.
The Padres went 90-72 in 2025, finishing second place in the NL West before falling to the Cubs two games to one in the NL Wild Card Round.
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