5 longest playoff droughts across all four major sports
PHILADELPHIA (BVM) – With their 3-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies ended a 10-season playoff drought that hasn’t seen the franchise in the postseason since 2011. On Saturday, the Seattle Mariners put the longest playoff drought across all four major sports leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL) when they clinched a playoff spot for the first time in 21 seasons.
Now that the Mariners and Phillies have both claimed spots in the postseason, two of the top five longest missed postseason streaks have ended. Here are the longest playoff droughts following the success of the two MLB squads.
