Rays Become Third Team to Lose First Three World Series Games
The Tampa Bay Rays have become the third team in Major League Baseball history to lose their first three games of the World Series, a feat previously accomplished by the Brooklyn Dodgers and Detroit Tigers.
Raleigh Durham, NC, October 29, 2026 —
The Tampa Bay Rays have become the third team in Major League Baseball history to lose their first three games of the World Series, joining the Brooklyn Dodgers and Detroit Tigers, according to the information provided.
The distinction is based on the Rays’ results in the opening three games of the series. The summary identifies the two earlier teams as the Brooklyn Dodgers and Detroit Tigers, but does not provide the years in which those teams had the same start.
Details about the current World Series were not provided. The available information does not name the Rays’ opponent, give the scores or locations of the games, or specify when the games took place. It also does not describe what happened in any individual matchup.
The summary establishes the historical comparison but does not include additional records, statistics or commentary about the teams. It does not say whether the Rays’ three losses occurred consecutively beyond identifying them as losses in their first three World Series games, nor does it provide information about subsequent games or the series outcome.
As a result, the reported milestone is limited to the team’s 0–3 start in the World Series and its place among the three teams identified as having done so. Further details about the series and the earlier instances were not included in the information available for this report.
Story summarized from the original created by RONALD BLUM, Associated Press on www.cbs17.com, see more information here.
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