From the nature of the game itself to MLB’s ever-evolving playoff format, teams have consistently struggled to win back-to-back World Series titles. While fans often argue that baseball lacks parity, the absence of repeat champions in recent years suggests otherwise.

There has been enough parity in baseball over the years that many of the game's all-time greats had a chance to win a World Series before their career came to an end, but not everyone was so lucky.

In the other ALDS game of the day, the Mariners came out of a three-hour rain delay, the Mariners got down to business and took down the Tigers, holding on to an 8-4 victory thanks to home runs from Eugenio Suárez,

George Springer's three-run home run propelled the Toronto Blue Jays into the World Series, as they defeated the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the ALCS on Monday night.