"Game 3 of the 2025 World Series was a genuine classic. From Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk's go-ahead three-run home run in the fourth inning to Shohei Ohtani's four intentional walks and four extra-base hits -- two of them homers -- to the winning blast off the bat of Freddie Freeman in the 18th, it tied the record for the longest World Series game in history and was a thriller from start to finish."
"The warm game-time temperatures had given way to a nighttime cold. And Game 3 of the 2025 World Series had stretched to unbelievably match Game 3 of the 2018 World Series -- a record-tying 18 innings -- when Freeman sent one over the center-field fence to give the Dodgers the 6-5 win and a 2-1 edge in a series that somehow still feels like it's just getting started."
"Ohtani has had some over-publicized hiccups at the plate, but starting with his historic National League Championship Series performance against the Milwaukee Brewers, he has gone to another place. As in: Blue Jays manager John Schneider intentionally walked him with the bases empty in the ninth, putting the winning run on base. No batter had been walked in that situation in any postseason game since 1955. Then it happened three more times (once with a runner on base), followed by a not-intentional-but-don't-throw-it-close walk."
Freddie Freeman delivered a walk-off home run in the 18th inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, giving the Dodgers a 2-1 lead in the World Series. The contest stretched to 18 innings, tying the record for the longest World Series game. Alejandro Kirk hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the fourth inning. Shohei Ohtani reached base an unprecedented number of times, drawing four intentional walks and adding four extra-base hits, including two homers. The game extended late into cold nighttime conditions after warm game-time temperatures.
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