The Cleveland Guardians completed the biggest regular-season comeback in baseball history on Sunday to clinch the American League's Central division title as the big-spending New York Mets were eliminated from playoff contention.

The final day of Major League Baseball's regular season campaign left all eyes on Cleveland, who were aiming to pinch the Central crown after a dramatic collapse by the Detroit Tigers.

The Guardians trailed Detroit by a massive 15-and-a-half game deficit in July, a margin that no team has ever overturned. The previous biggest comeback was 15 games, held by the Boston Braves in 1914.

But the Guardians' resurgent second half of the season -- combined with Detroit's collapse -- allowed Cleveland to sneak into top spot.

The Guardians had assured themselves of at l

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