Which MLB franchise has the longest active World Series drought?

Whether they care to admit it publicly or not, there is only one reason professional baseballers get out of bed every day: the pursuit of a World Series ring.

And for the franchise that can tread the shark-infested depths of a 162-game regular season and come out alive with a winning record, the arduous sprint of the post-season awaits them.

From the wild cards to the World Series, the steeled unit that runs with the bulls and wins earns the right to raise a banner and bump jewel-encrusted knuckles.

However, for the teams mangled in the shallows well before the post-season, it is back to the drawing board as another year of a championship drought is chalked up.

From a ticked-off tribe on the banks of Lake Erie to a bad brew in Wisconsin, here is the ordered list of active World Series droughts for every Major League Baseball franchise.