Down 3-0 in the World Series, the Yankees extended their season Tuesday night by defeating the Dodgers, 11-4, in a Game 4 blowout. While that outcome was new to most viewers, one social media user seemed to be in on the secret.
Who knows how this series will end, but for one game, New York seemed to fulfill a prophecy set almost a decade ago.
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History of 3-0 comebacks in MLB playoffs
Famously, just one team in Major League Baseball history has come back from down 3-0 in a series. That team? The 2004 Red Sox, who trailed 0-3 to the Yankees in the ALCS before storming back to win that series and then the World Series.
The difficult road ahead of the Yankees can’t be overstated, even after their Game 4 victory.
In World Series history, 24 teams have faced a four-game sweep, and 21 of those teams couldn’t even force a Game 5. The last time a team even won Game 4 down 3-0 in the World Series came in 1970, when the Reds forced Game 5 vs. the Orioles.