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Guardians complete unprecedentedly impossible MLB history

No one has ever done this before.

Seriously. The Cleveland Guardians are unprecedented in MLB history.

Before Sunday, the largest deficit ever to have been overcome to win a league (1900-1968) or a division (1969-present) was 15 games back.

That stat, via MLB Network's Sarah Langs , reveals that the 1914 Atlanta Braves had made up 15.0 games in the standings.

Others on the list behind them: 1978 Yankees (14.0 GB), 2012 Athletics (13.0 GB), 1995 Mariners (13.0 GB), 1951 Giants (13.0 GB).

But these Guardians? They once trailed the Detroit Tigers by 15.5 games in the AL Central Division.

An epic Tigers collapse paired with a huge Guardians run to bring Cleveland all the way to the division title

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