2004 Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox were down to the New York Yankees, 3 games to 0, in the 2004 American League Championship Series. They went on to win four straight over the Yankees to advance to the World Series and then won four straight over the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series.
The 2004 Red Sox are the only team in MLB history to have accomplished this feat.
Major League Baseball has a five game series for their postseason, but only for the Division Series. MLB's League Championship Series and World Series is the best-of-seven.The NBA and NHL are both best-of-seven series throughout the postseason.
That has happened twice in National Hockey League history and once in Major League Baseball history but never in National Basketball Association history.
Don Larsen of the New York Yankees in game five of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodger at Yankee Stadium.
It was Cole Hamels, who was named Most Valuable Player of the National League Championship Series and the World Series. He posted a 4-0 record during the postseason.
The ALDS is the American League Division Series. The ALDS and its National League equivalent, the NLDS, are the first rounds of Major League Baseball's postseason. There are 2 ALDS series. The winners meet in the ALCS (the American League Championship Series). Meanwhile the same happens in the NL. The ALCS and ALDS winners meet in the World Series.
Through 2010, 7-4. Sabathia is 4-1 in the League Division Series, 3-2 in the League Championship Series, and 0-1 in the World Series.
It was the 105th World Series since the postseason championships began in 1903. Two World Series were cancelled --in 1904 (because the National League champion refused to play the American League champion) and in 1994 (because of a players strike).
Florida Marlins twice. 1997 and 2003. They are the only team to win every postseason series they have played in.
MLB teams are allowed to adjust their rosters between, but not during, postseason series. So, an injured player would stay on the roster for the rest of the series even if he's unable to play; after that, the team could replace him on the roster before the start of the next series.
The Expos made the National League playoffs one time, that being the 1981 season. They defeated the Phillies in the division series and lost to the Dodgers in the championship series.
Major League Baseball incorporated its first World Series in 1874. Contrary to popular belief, the 1903 Boston Americans-Pittsburgh Pirates postseason meeting was not the first World Series.
Mickey Mantle had 230 postseason (World Series) at bats.