Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff Writer 4y

Second-Chance World Series Round 1: Sim tourney of MLB's best non-champs begins

MLB, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

The Yankees, Dodgers, Athletics and Cardinals have combined to win 53 World Series, so it feels right that all four franchises have been knocked out of a tournament all about second chancesĀ as we begin our 32-team sim tourney of the best squad from every franchise to never win it all.

It was quite a first round of our simulated event, with seven of the 16 series going seven games. Seeding teams across historical eras is an inexact science at best -- 10 of the 16 higher-seeded teams advanced to the second round. Ted Williams squared off against Mike Trout. Stan Musial hit against Randy Johnson. And somehow, the virtual Willie Mays turned out to be even more amazing than the actual Willie Mays.

Read on for a series-by-series recap and to see who advanced to the second round of our tournament that will play out all week long.

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