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However this World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers ends, Game 3 will always be remembered.
Not only was it the longest game in World Series history, lasting nearly seven hours, but it was also filled with a series of wild and unlikely occurrences, including Freddie Freeman’s walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning. Just take a look at some of these nuggets pointed out by our own Jayson Stark:
• Freeman is the only person to hit a walk-off homer in the 18th inning of any MLB game. He’s also the only person to hit a walk-off grand slam with his team one out from defeat in any MLB game. And he has now done both in the last two World Series.
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• Shohei Ohtani had four extra-base hits and five walks. That had never happened before in any game.
• Nobody had reached base seven times in a playoff game. Ohtani did so with five innings to spare.
• More Ohtani: He was the first to draw five walks and the first to draw four intentional walks in a World Series game.
There is a lot more, so read the story (if you have the time).
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Then rest up for the rest of the series.
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Bob Harkins is a deputy managing editor on the Daily Desk at The Athletic. Before joining The Athletic, Bob held multiple roles at FOX Sports, including editorial manager of live events and senior editor for colleges. He also spent 13 years at NBC Sports, where he was senior editor for MLB.
