<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> World Series </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Commissioner 's Trophy is awarded to the team that wins the World Series . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First played </Th> <Td> 1903 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Most recently played </Th> <Td> 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Current champions </Th> <Td> Houston Astros ( 2017 ) ( 1st title ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Current runners - up </Th> <Td> Los Angeles Dodgers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Most titles </Th> <Td> New York Yankees ( 27 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who has won the most world series in baseball
New York Yankees