It played out like a movie script. Game 1 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers was a back-and-forth affair for most of the night, but now it was the bottom of the 10th inning with the home team down one and megastar Shohei Ohtani at the plate. The announcers and the crowd realized that they might be witnessing baseball history.
But then Yankee third baseman Alex Verdugo made a spectacular catch on Ohtani’s foul ball, and the air left the building.
Then this happened:
FREDDIE CALLS GAME!!!
DODGERS WIN ON A WALK OFF HOME RUN!!! pic.twitter.com/9vg2U2sl5T
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 26, 2024
It was the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
Remind you of anything? It was eerily similar to Game 1 in 1988, also played at Dodger Stadium, when an injured Kirk Gibson became a Dodgers legend against the…
