Baseball fans are a passionate bunch. They live and die with every pitch, every managerial decision, and every minor league prospect who looks remotely competent in Spring Training. But let’s be honest—some fan bases take things to an entirely different level of delusion.
Whether it’s clinging to long-past glory days, believing their team is a “dark horse” every single season, or convincing themselves that their farm system is secretly the best in the league, these fan bases just refuse to live in reality. So, let’s ruffle some feathers and rank the 20 most delusional MLB fan bases. And yes, your team is probably on this list.
20. Cleveland Guardians
You guys think you’re just one player away every single year. Spoiler: You’re not. Also, the Dolans will never spend real money, and deep down, you know it.
19. Texas Rangers
Yes, you won the World Series. Yes, it was cool. But some of you are now acting like Texas is a dynasty in the making. Let’s calm down before we start throwing around “dynasty” for a team that barely made the playoffs last year.
18. Chicago White Sox
Your front office had a “World Series or bust” mentality for about 15 minutes before completely imploding. White Sox fans still somehow believe they’re a competent organization. The reality: you are permanently stuck in rebuild mode.
17. Baltimore Orioles
Great farm system? Sure. Future World Series champs? Maybe pump the brakes. Orioles fans are already planning parades for their prospects when half of them haven’t even made the big leagues yet. Remember, we’ve seen this movie before—things don’t always go according to plan.
16. Toronto Blue Jays
Every spring, Jays fans declare their team to be the contender in the AL East. Every October, they’re watching someone else in the playoffs. But, hey, at least you have the coolest home run jacket in baseball, right?
15. Minnesota Twins
One of the best regular-season teams that turns into a pumpkin in October. Yet, Twins fans still talk like their squad is ready to dominate the AL. How about winning a playoff series against someone not named the Blue Jays first?
14. Seattle Mariners
Mariners fans get way too high on their team every time they get a sniff of relevance. “This is the year” is a phrase echoed annually, despite the fact that Seattle has one playoff appearance in the last 20+ years.
13. New York Mets
Every big free agent signing sparks dreams of a ticker-tape parade. Mets fans are eternal optimists—until reality (and injury bugs) inevitably slap them in the face by July.
12. Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox have multiple World Series titles this century, and yet, their fan base acts like they are both the underdog and the most important team in baseball history. Pick a lane.
11. San Diego Padres
Padres fans thought their spending spree meant they were taking over the NL West. Fast forward a year, and they’re in financial purgatory. But somehow, they still think they’ll outlast the Dodgers. Cute.
10. Los Angeles Angels
You have Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani (oh wait, not anymore), and yet you can’t make the playoffs. Angels fans act like their team isn’t a disaster when it’s arguably the biggest waste of talent in MLB history.
9. Philadelphia Phillies
Philly fans are actually justified in their delusion sometimes. They’ll convince themselves that any wild-card run means a championship is coming, but hey, it almost worked, so who am I to judge?
8. Houston Astros
Astros fans will defend their team to the death—cheating scandal and all. They’ll also tell you that they’ll “never stop winning” despite baseball history saying otherwise. Enjoy it while it lasts, guys.
7. Chicago Cubs
Cubs fans lived in a delusional world for over a century, thinking every year was “next year.” They finally won in 2016, but now they act like a major-market team that refuses to act like a major-market team is totally normal.
6. Atlanta Braves
Braves fans believe they own the NL East for eternity. Mets and Phillies fans would like a word. Also, 14 straight division titles in the ‘90s and ‘00s resulted in exactly one World Series win. Just saying.
5. San Francisco Giants
Giants fans are still holding onto their “we win a title every even year” era as if it’s not a decade in the past. Also, not every free agent wants to play in San Francisco, no matter how much you try to manifest it.
4. New York Yankees
The most entitled fan base in baseball. Yankees fans genuinely believe that their team should win the World Series every single year—because, well, 27 rings. Problem is, they haven’t been relevant in October since the iPhone 4 was new.
3. St. Louis Cardinals
The “best fans in baseball” are also some of the most delusional. Every year, they believe their team is going to be a contender, even when the roster screams mediocrity.
2. Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers fans act like they should win 120 games a year and that every star free agent is destined to wear Dodger blue. Yes, you won the 2024 World Series and yes, you have Shohei. But it doesn’t mean you’re better than everyone (OK, maybe it does).
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1. Detroit Tigers
The most delusional fan base in baseball. Tigers fans somehow think their rebuild is “almost over” when in reality, it’s been going on since Miguel Cabrera was in his prime. They get hyped over every minor free-agent signing like it’s a game-changer. Maybe in 2045, you guys will finally be right.
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