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How many MLB teams have overcome a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs and won?

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How many MLB teams have overcome a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs and won?

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The New York Yankees face a daunting task as they attempt to overcome a 3-0 deficit in this year's World Series. However, by taking the first step they have already ignored recent history.

With an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, the Yankees are ready to fight another day as Game 5 takes place in the Bronx on Wednesday night.

There have been 25 teams in World Series history that have been 0-3. The Yankees are one of only four to have even forced a Game 5. None of these four teams have ever made it to Game 6.

How many MLB teams have come back from a 3-0 deficit to win?

We're expanding our scope to include all of MLB's best-of-seven playoff series and have seen 41 teams beat their opponents in the first three games. These clubs managed to record a victory on all but ten occasions.

Of the 10 teams that lost Game 4, five won Game 5.

There have been two instances where a team with a 3-0 lead lost three straight to set up a Game 7. In the 2020 American League championship series, the Tampa Bay Rays won the first three against the Houston Astros, but managed to win Game 7 and the AL pennant.

Only once in MLB history has a team overcome a 3-0 deficit and win a playoff series.

MLB's greatest postseason comeback

The Boston Red Sox famously trailed the New York Yankees by three games to zero in the 2004 ALCS, but rallied to win the next four games and advance to the World Series.

It was a comeback for the ages and one that spawned a recently released Netflix documentary.

The extra-innings win in Game 4 made utility man Dave Roberts a folk hero in New England as he took second base in the bottom of the ninth, keeping the Red Sox' season alive. The same Dave Roberts is now the Dodgers' manager and is trying to make sure history doesn't repeat itself.

The Red Sox won Game 5 at home before picking up two wins at Yankee Stadium to complete the history-making comeback. The magical season ended with a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series.

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