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Tom Verducci

Freddie Freeman Defined Strength for the Title-Winning Dodgers

Freeman brought to mind a certain famous statue when he got a fastball on the inner half and launched a walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series. | Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated

As we count down the final days of the year, SI writers are reflecting on "The Best Thing I Saw in 2024" and looking back at the most memorable moments they witnessed in their reporting this year.

WHAT DOES it mean to be strong? Physical power, of course. Strong is rooted in Old English and Germanic words for severe and taut, as in a cord. Strong, as in what it takes to blast one of the greatest World Series home runs ever hit.

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