The 2025 MLB regular season had a little bit of everything. Well, it didn't have one thing: a no-hitter.

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. There were a handful of close calls this season, but it has come and gone without a single no-no, and that’s rare.

How rare, exactly? It's 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 no-hitter drought, examine what might be the cause and revisit some of 2025’s most promising no-hit bids.

Rare -- but not unprecedented

It’s fair to say baseball fans have been pretty spoiled in rec

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