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Gabriel Baumgaertner at Dodger Stadium

Freeman’s walk-off homer lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays in 18-inning World Series epic

Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers rounds the bases after hitting a walk-off home run in the 18th inning on Monday night.
Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers rounds the bases after hitting a walk-off home run in the 18th inning on Monday night. Photograph: Brynn Anderson/AP

It took Freddie Freeman three chances to get it just right.

When the Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman drove a fastball deep into centerfield in the bottom of the 13th inning, the home fans at Dodger Stadium groaned as the ball nestled into Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Daulton Varsho’s glove – making Game 3 of the 2025 World Series just the fifth World Series game to ever reach the 14th inning. Two innings later, Freeman hit the ball even harder, but not quite high enough as Varsho chased it down before it could reach the center field wall. The two teams were now playing the second-longest World Series game of all time.

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