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A sleeping giant finally awoke late Monday night on the West Coast and early Tuesday morning on the East Coast.
Freddie Freeman came to the plate in the bottom of the 18th inning and hit a solo home run to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a victory in Game 3 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5. He became the first player in MLB postseason history to hit multiple home runs in the World Series. He did it in Game 1 last year against the New York Yankees.
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Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the 18th inning of Game 3 of the World Series of Baseball, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
The marathon could have ended at any time between the 10th and 18th rounds. The Dodgers had a great opportunity in the bottom of the 13th. Freeman came to bat with the bases loaded and hit the ball as far as he could hit it before it was found by a Blue Jays outfielder.
Toronto made some risky decisions on the base paths that led to outs. It was worth it at the time to try to end the game, but the defensive plays of Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernandez managed to dash any hopes of a Blue Jays victory.
The game might not have even sniffed extra innings without the play of Shohei Ohtani.
Ohtani hit two home runs in a 4-for-4 night for the Dodgers. He reached base safely nine times, setting a World Series record. Ohtani is scheduled to pitch Game 4 Tuesday night — less than 24 hours after Freeman’s home run.
“I want to go to sleep as early as possible so I can get ready,” Ohtani told FOX’s Tom Verducci through a translator.
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the seventh inning of Game 3 of the World Series of Baseball, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Dodgers reliever Will Klein also played a major role in Los Angeles’ victory. Klein pitched four scoreless innings of baseball and struck out five. He threw 72 pitches – the second most of the night behind starter Tyler Glasnow.
Hernandez started Los Angeles with a solo home run off Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer in the second inning. Ohtani followed up with his first home run of the evening in the third inning. But those are Scherzer’s only two flaws.
The veteran star pitcher recorded the record all the way back. He was hit for three earned runs on five hits in 4.1 innings.
Toronto fought back early in the fourth.
Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run homer off Tyler Glasnow to give Toronto the lead. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette scored on the dinger. Later, Andres Gimenez scored Addison Barger on a sacrifice fly.
Alejandro Kirk of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning of Game 3 of the World Series of Baseball, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
An Ohtani RBI double and a Freddie Freeman RBI single tied the game in the bottom of the fifth. But Bichette hit Guerrero on a single to regain the lead.
Of course, Ohtani had the chance to make even more of an impact. With no one out in the bottom of the seventh, Ohtani hit a monster home run off Seranthony Dominguez to tie the game again.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays will face off in the 2025 World Series. (FOX)
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It was an 18-inning marathon from there, tying the mark for the longest game in World Series history.
Game 4 is scheduled for later Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
