1998 World Series in the regular season. It was also the only World Series championship during the Yankees' 1990s dynasty not to be won against either the Mets or the Atlanta Braves. The loss made the Padres the first expansion team to lose two World Series, having lost in to the Detroit Tigers. In addition, the Padres became the first expansion team to lose a World Series at home. As of 2012 the Padres are one of only two teams in Major League Baseball to win at least two league championships and never win the World Series (the other team being the Texas
World Series Most Valuable Player Award to be named MVP despite being on the losing team. The most recent winner was Steve Pearce of the Boston Red Sox, who won the award in 2018. World Series Most Valuable Player Award The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given to the player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the World Series, which is the final round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason. The award was first presented in 1955 as the "SPORT" Magazine Award, but is now decided during the final game of the Series by a