This crazy stat backs up the Blue Jays' identity as the comeback kids

The Toronto Blue Jays developed a reputation as the comeback kids during the regular season. They did that with an MLB-best 49 come-from-behind wins. That number is also a franchise record.

The Blue Jays carried that grittiness into the postseason, tallying another five comebacks in games. The Blue Jays also pulled off a series comeback, beating the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the ALCS after trailing 2-0 and 3-2 in the series.

This crazy stat backs up the Blue Jays' identity as the comeback kids

The Los Angeles Dodgers struck first in each of the first four games of the World Series, including taking a 1-0 lead in the second inning of Game 4. The Blue Jays responded quickly. In the top of the third, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his seventh home run of the postseason to put the Blue Jays up 2-1.

The Blue Jays tacked on four more runs in the seventh to win Game 4 6-2, tying the series at 2-2 and guaranteeing the World Series would return to Toronto.

Guerrero's go-ahead home run was record-breaking in a couple of ways. Firstly, he now stands alone as the Blue Jays' leader in career postseason home runs, which is especially impressive since all seven have been hit during the 2025 playoff run. His two-run shot also marks the fourth time this postseason that the Blue Jays have hit a go-ahead home run after falling behind.

That is the most in MLB history, beating out a six-way tie between the 2024 New York Yankees, the 2022 Houston Astros, the 2009 Philadelphia Phillies, the 1999 Boston Red Sox, and the Miami Marlins and Cleveland Indians from 1997. The Astros and Marlins were the only teams to win the Fall Classic those years.

Andres Giménez was the first Blue Jay to hit a go-ahead home run while trailing. In the third inning of Game 4 in the ALCS, Seattle led 1-0. Giménez hit a two-run home run to give the Jays the lead. That was his second home run in as many games. In Game 3, he hit a two-run home run in the third inning to tie the game at 2-2. Both homers were crucial for the Blue Jays to get back in the series against the Mariners. Toronto won Game 3 of the ALCS 13-4 and Game 4 8-2.

In the seventh inning of Game 7 of the ALCS, the Blue Jays trailed 3-1. Addison Barger walked to start the inning before Isaiah Kiner-Falefa hit a single. Giménez advanced the runners to second and third with a sacrifice bunt.

Then, it was George Springer's turn. Springer hit a three-run home run to give the Blue Jays a 4-3 lead, sending them to their first World Series since 1993. It was one of the biggest moments in Blue Jays' franchise history.

After solo shots by Teoscar Hernandez and Shohei Ohtani in the second and third innings of Game 3 in the World Series, the Blue Jays trailed 2-0. Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run home run in the top of the fourth to give the Blue Jays a 4-3 lead. However, the score remained tied at 5-5 at the end of the ninth inning. The Blue Jays eventually lost 6-5 in the 18th inning, tying the record for the longest game in World Series history.

A loss like the one the Blue Jays suffered in Game 3 could be hugely demoralizing for most teams. The Blue Jays aren't like most teams, however. Down 2-1 in the series and 1-0 in the third inning of Game 4, Guerrero's two-run home run was indicative of what's gotten the Blue Jays to this point: they may go down, but they're never out.