"Many Toronto Blue Jays fans didn't get much sleep Monday night but Game 3 of the World Series still probably feels like a bad dream. When Freddie Freeman's 18th inning fly ball cleared the centre field wall at Dodger Stadium to give Los Angeles a 2-1 series lead, it was just coming up on midnight in California. But in Toronto, where more than 27,000 fans watched the game on the Rogers Centre video scoreboard, diehards had to stay up until nearly 3 a.m. ET"
"Those who did stick it out until the end Monday night sorry, Tuesday morning caught one of the longest, wildest World Series contests ever played: 18 innings, two runners thrown out at home, two thrown out at third, a controversial pickoff, miraculous pitching escape acts, Shohei Ohtani reaching base nine times (including twice by the long ball) and over six hours-worth of other emotion-draining, sleep-depriving action."
"'[It's] pretty brutal honestly,' said Jays fan Zaul Fereidooni right after Freeman's game-winning shot. Fereidooni had attended Game 1 at Rogers Centre, and when he heard the stadium was hosting watch parties for fans during away games he jumped at the chance to get a few of his friends out to keep up with the World Series. Tickets to Rogers Centre watch parties were $15 a much cheaper ticket than any"
An 18-inning World Series Game 3 concluded with Freddie Freeman's walk-off home run, giving the Dodgers a 2-1 series lead. More than 27,000 Toronto fans gathered at the Rogers Centre video scoreboard for a watch party and endured nearly six hours of play, dwindling attendance as the night wore on. The game featured two runners thrown out at home, two thrown out at third, a controversial pickoff, several dramatic pitching escapes and Shohei Ohtani reaching base nine times including two homers. Many fans faced late-morning travel and childcare disruptions, and watch-party tickets cost $15.
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