Yankees Shown 2004 Red Sox Highlights, Facetimed David Ortiz amid 3-0 ALCS Deficit

The New York Yankees are on the brink of elimination from the American League Championship Series, down three games to the Houston Astros, and it appears the team is trying to draw some inspiration from its rival—the Boston Red Sox.

Yankees mental skills coach Chad Bohling showed the team highlight videos of the 2004 Red Sox—who came back from an 0-3 deficit against the Yankees in the ALCS to reach the World Series—and Eduardo Pérez video-chatted BoSox legend David Ortiz in Aaron Boone's office on Sunday, per MLB.com's Bryan Hoch.

The 2004 Red Sox remain the only team in Major League Baseball history to come back from down three games to win a series. Ortiz was named the 2004 ALCS MVP after contributing walk-off hits in Game 4 and Game 5 of the series and finishing with three home runs and 11 RBI.

Boston went on to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series and capture its first title since 1918.

If the Yankees are going to become just the second team in history to overcome a three-game deficit, they're going to have to dig deep against a Houston team that has been dominant through the first three games of the series.

The Pinstripes have been outdueled both on the mound and at the plate, and Lance McCullers Jr. is looking to deliver the final blow to New York's World Series hopes in Sunday's Game 4.

McCullers last pitched against the Seattle Mariners on Oct. 15 in the American League Division Series, allowing just two hits and posting seven strikeouts in six innings.

Nestor Cortés is set to get the start on the mound for the Yankees. He started two games in the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians, allowing three runs on nine hits and striking out five in 10 innings.

A big factor in whether or not the Yankees will force a Game 5 will be if its anemic offense can come to life in the Bronx on Sunday night. Through the first three games of the ALCS, the team has combined for just 12 hits in 94 total at-bats (.128 batting average).

Aaron Judge has been particularly poor at the dish against Houston after a monster regular season that saw him break the AL home run record. He has just one hit in 12 at-bats. Giancarlo Stanton and Harrison Bader lead the team with three hits each.

If the Yankees are swept out of the postseason, the franchise will be left with some pretty significant questions to answer this winter, one of them being what went wrong for a roster that includes a number of baseball's top stars.