Do you feel like it’s been a while since there was a no-hitter in the Major Leagues? Your instincts are right: It sure has.
MLB hasn’t seen a no-no since three Cubs pitchers combined to no-hit the Pirates on Sept. 4, 2024. The last solo no-hitter belongs to Blake Snell on Aug. 2, 2024. That’s right: Despite a handful of close calls, 2025 has yet to see a single no-no, and that’s rare. (Yes, we’re tempting fate by publishing this story.)
How rare, exactly? Well, if no one (or no team) can pull off the feat before the end of the season, it will be the first year without a no-hitter since 2005 and just the fifth year without a no-no in the Divisional Era (since 1969).
Let’s take a look at the historical context surrounding MLB’s current no-hitter drought, examine what might be the ca