Winning a World Series requires a team to power through 162 regular-season games in a span of about 180 days and leave enough fuel to excel in the postseason.
Since the first World Series in 1903, no team has been more successful than the New York Yankees. The Yankees have also won the most consecutive World Series titles. Here's a look at the MLB teams that have won back-to-back World Series championships.
New York Yankees
u25aaufe0e 1998, 1999, 2000
u25aaufe0e 1977, 1978
u25aaufe0e 1961, 1962
u25aaufe0e 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
u25aaufe0e 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
u25aaufe0e 1927, 1928
Athletics
Oakland Athletics
u25aaufe0e 1972, 1973, 1974
Philadelphia Athletics
u25aaufe0e 1929, 1930
u25aaufe0e 1910, 1911
Toronto Blue Jays
u25aaufe0e 1992, 1993
Cincinnati Reds
u25aaufe0e 1975, 1976
New York Giants
u25aaufe0e 1921, 1922
Boston Red Sox
u25aaufe0e 1915, 1916
Chicago Cubs
u25aaufe0e 1907, 1908
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