Guardians’ historic ALDS comeback takes Blue Jays fans back to 2015

The Cleveland Guardians advanced to the American League Championship Series after overcoming an 0-2 series deficit against the Chicago White Sox. Cleveland dropped the first two games at home before winning twice on the road and clinching Game 5 with a 2-0 victory. José Ramírez hit a decisive two-run home run, while Gavin Williams struck out 12 batters as Cleveland pitchers combined for an MLB-record 21 strikeouts in a nine-inning game.

Writer Matthew Sookram highlights that the comeback mirrors the Toronto Blue Jays' famous 2015 ALDS triumph over the Texas Rangers. Cleveland became only the fourth team in MLB history to win a best-of-five series after dropping the first two games at home, a rare feat last achieved in the American League by Toronto eleven years prior.