The New York Yankees face a near-impossible task in the World Series…
After going 3-0 down to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Yankees have avoided being swept the biggest stage in baseball.
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The Dodgers have dominated the Series and with Freddie Freeman starring, they are on the brink of a world championship.
But the Yankees finally turned up in Game 4 to claim a big win and now they are looking to pull off an unbelievable comeback.
But has it ever happened before? talkSPORT.com takes a look…
Has a team ever come back from 3-0 down to win World Series?
Simply put, no.
No team in MLB history has come back from 3-0 down to win the World Series.
In fact, no team has ever even pushed a Series to Game 6 after losing the first three games.
24 teams had taken a 3-0 lead in the World Series ahead of this season and of those, 21 completed a sweep in Game 4.
The last time a 3-0 advantage was pegged back to 3-1 came over half a century ago in 1970.
The Cincinnati Reds managed to force a Game 5 against the Baltimore Orioles but they did eventually lose 4-1.
The Yankees will have to make history if they want to win the World Series
A comeback from 3-0 down in the World Series is unheard of, but what about in the MLB Playoffs?
Well, that’s some more pain for the Yankees, unfortunately.
Only one team has ever completed a turnaround in the Playoffs and it was the Boston Red Sox in 2004 who beat the Yankees after going 3-0 down in the series.
So unless history is made, the Dodgers will win the World Series for the first time since 2020.
Game 5 of the 2024 World Series will take place tonight.
Things will get started at 8:08pm local time in New York which is 12:08am on Thursday morning in the UK.
