The New York Yankees put together a comeback for the ages on Wednesday.
Really, it wasn't just a comeback, singular. It was comebacks, the likes of which had never before been seen in MLB history.
Matched up with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Yankees trailed in the eighth inning and tied it. They trailed in the ninth inning and tied it. They trailed in the 10th inning and tied it. And in the 11th, they won it.
OptaStats shared that it was the first time a team has ever done that.
The Rays took a 1-0 lead to the bottom of the eighth. That's when Trent Grisham started the comeback story, hitting his 18th homer of the season out to right field for a 1-1 game.
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Giancarlo Stanton actually gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead later in bottom eight, with an RBI single bringing home Oswald Peraza.
In the top of the ninth, though, Josh Lowe smacked a two-run home run and the Rays led 3-2.
Anthony Volpe was the next Yankees hero, his 16th home run of the season coming in the bottom of the ninth to send it to extras tied 3-3.
In the 10th, Jonathan Aranda's sacrifice fly put the Rays in the lead. But in the bottom half, Cody Bellinger smoked an RBI triple to score Grisham and make it 4-4.
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The Yankees got through the top of the 11th with the game still tied.
And in the bottom of the 11th, it was new guy Ryan McMahon who delivered the walk-off single, scoring Jazz Chisholm to start the party.
Especially given the divisional opponent and the Yankees' place trying to catch up with the Blue Jays, every moment of this game was crucial. The rallies combined for a massive win, one never done before, and one New York hopes will propel it forward.
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