As the heart of the Major League Baseball regular season grinds on, it's worth wondering where each of the 30 teams in The Show have gone in Mays of late, which got us at RotoWire.com thinking about which franchises have fared the best in recent years during the second full month of baseball's calendar year.
With that in mind, we broke down each club's May record from 2015 to 2024 (excluding the 2020 COVID season), with a handful of powerhouse clubs ranking atop the list, but also a few surprises dotted in for good measure.
Best MLB Teams in the Month of May (Last 10 Seasons)
Rank | Team | Record | Win Percentage |
1 | New York Yankees | 157-93 | .628 |
2 | Houston Astros | 159-96 | .624 |
3 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 155-94 | .622 |
4 | Tampa Bay Rays | 142-111 | .561 |
5 | San Francisco Giants | 139-114 | .549 |
6 | Minnesota Twins | 135-116 | .538 |
7 | Texas Rangers | 135-117 | .536 |
T-8 | St. Louis Cardinals | 132-116 | .532 |
T-8 | Cleveland Guardians | 133-117 | .532 |
T-10 | Boston Red Sox | 132-117 | .530 |
T-10 | Milwaukee Brewers | 133-118 | .530 |
12 | Washington Nationals | 130-122 | .516 |
13 | San Diego Padres | 125-124 | .502 |
14 | Chicago Cubs | 125-125 | .500 |
T-15 | Atlanta Braves | 124-126 | .496 |
T-15 | Colorado Rockies | 122-124 | .496 |
17 | Seattle Mariners | 125-129 | .492 |
18 | New York Mets | 122-130 | .484 |
19 | Los Angeles Angels | 121-134 | .475 |
T-20 | Kansas City Royals | 116-135 | .462 |
T-20 | Toronto Blue Jays | 115-134 | .462 |
22 | Chicago White Sox | 119-139 | .461 |
23 | Philadelphia Phillies | 113-135 | .456 |
24 | Detroit Tigers | 114-139 | .451 |
25 | Cincinnati Reds | 109-138 | .441 |
26 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 108-140 | .435 |
27 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 108-142 | .432 |
28 | Baltimore Orioles | 108-143 | .430 |
29 | Miami Marlins | 103-144 | .417 |
30 | Athletics | 105-152 | .409 |
Who Has Thrived in May?
Of the 30 teams in the Majors, no team has done better since 2015 in the fifth month of the calendar year than the Bronx Bombers, with the New York Yankees posting a 157-93 (.628) mark in May, beating out other success stories like the Houston Astros (159-96/.624), Los Angeles Dodgers (155-94/.622) and the Tampa Bay Rays (142-111/.561).
Of the MLB teams in the May top 10 since 2015, only the Yankees (last title in 2009), Rays (no titles), Giants (last title in 2014), Twins (last title in 1991), Cardinals (last title in 2011), Guardians (last title in 1948) and Brewers (no titles) have not won it all in the past decade.
Conversely, the Astros (2017 and 2022) and Dodgers (2020 and 2024) are the only repeat World Series winners during that 10-year stretch, while the Boston Red Sox just missed, winning titles in 2013 and 2018. The Texas Rangers (2023) are the other recent champ in the top 10.
Of the other teams to win a title since 2015, the Washington Nationals (12th, 130-122, .516), Atlanta Braves (T-15th, 124-126, .496), Chicago Cubs (14th, 125-125, .500) and Kansas City Royals (T-20th, 116-135, .462) ranked outside the top 10, illustrating how long the MLB season is and how much time there is to rebound as a club if you struggle in May.
Leaguewide, the MLB club with the worst May winning percentage over the last 10 years was the Athletics, who have gone 105-152 (.409) during the month, ranking behind other teams on the May struggle bus like the Miami Marlins (103-144/.417), Baltimore Orioles (108-143/.430) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (108-142/.432).
