Counting since their first MLB game, March 31, 1998, as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Fell behind Detroit 11–0 before losing 11–6 as the Devil Rays, the first of 99 losses in their debut season.
IN THE MEANTIME…
The Rays have never won it all. This clock has been running since their first MLB game.
Closest calls: World Series losses in 2008 and 2020.
That's 28 MLB seasons of waiting.
Since then: the iPod was unveiled, Bitcoin mined its first block, and ChatGPT launched.
5 U.S. presidencies have started.
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007) → Tampa Bay Rays (2008– )