Freddie Freeman Stuns MLB Fans with Walk-Off HR as Dodgers Win WS Game 1 vs. Yankees
Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIOctober 26, 2024
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Freddie Freeman hit a game-winning, walk-off grand slam with two out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday evening.
MLB @MLBIT’S GONE
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FREDDIE FREEMAN #WALKOFF GRAND SLAM pic.twitter.com/LlVU1ZGyGx
Jeff Eisenband @JeffEisenband”He has been there since I was a little boy, throwing batting practice to me every day. This isn’t my moment, it’s my dad’s moment.”
– Freddie Freeman on running over to his dad after his walk-off grand slam home run to win Game 1 of the World Series pic.twitter.com/N8uCoMGwCd
Los Angeles Dodgers @DodgersFREDDIE WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM ON REPEAT. #WORLDSERIES pic.twitter.com/73WwgKVLtk
Los Angeles Dodgers @DodgersWalk-off splash! #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/UUfBfSeX7c
MLB @MLBHigh fly ball into right field, she is… GONE! pic.twitter.com/JpEwbQJW5T
MLB @MLBAbsolute CINEMA#WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/NKk09fnCwi
Minutes earlier, the Yankees led 3-2 with one out and runners on first and second when Shohei Ohtani lofted a fly ball down the left field foul line.
New York outfielder Alex Verdugo then drifted to the side wall, caught the pop-up and flipped into the stands for out number two.
FOX Sports: MLB @MLBONFOXWOW!!!
ALEX VERDUGO MAKES THE CATCH AND FLIPS OVER THE WALL 🤯 pic.twitter.com/RD0gfw9jzf
The runners advanced to second and third because Verdugo fell into an out-of-play area during his acrobatic catch.
New York manager Aaron Boone then called for Nestor Cortes to intentionally walk Mookie Betts in favor of a lefty-lefty matchup, Cortes vs. Freeman.
The first baseman made the Yankees pay, depositing the first pitch into the seats for a no-doubt homer and the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
FOX Sports: MLB @MLBONFOXThe entire list of players with a walk off grand slam in World Series history:
⚾️ Freddie Freeman
That’s it. That’s the list. pic.twitter.com/Yb0t9VRUuH
Jayson Stark @jaysonstFreddie Freeman: First lead-flipping extra-inning walkoff HR in World Series history.
This isn’t the first time the Dodgers have benefitted from a game-winning, walk-off home run with two out in the bottom of the 10th inning in Game 1 of the World Series.
In 1988, an injured Kirk Gibson came off the bench to pinch-hit and delivered a 3-2 backdoor slider into the right field stands for a 5-4 win against the Oakland Athletics. L.A., a massive underdog, won the series in five games.
MLB @MLBSHE IS … GONE!!
1988 meets 2024
Absolute chills pic.twitter.com/w22CGpnmtO
MLB Metrics @MLBMetricsVin Scully’s call of Kirk Gibson’s 1988 WS G1 walk-off home run vs Joe Davis’s call of Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam:
HIGH FLY BALL INTO RIGHT FIELD, SHE IS GONE!
SHE IS GONE! GIBBY, MEET FREDDIE! GAME ONE OF THE WORLD SERIES!
This is what baseball is all about. pic.twitter.com/x2Lu6RuaS1
Freeman himself has been playing through a right ankle sprain since Sept. 26, and he was the superhero Friday to put L.A. up 1-0 in the best-of-seven series.
Needless to say, many athletes, baseball fans and analysts were stunned and enthralled by the dramatic Freeman homer to cap an instant classic.
Patrick Mahomes II @PatrickMahomesWow! Absolute bomb! Salute 🫡 @FreddieFreeman5
JJ Watt @JJWattWOWWWWWWW
WALK OFF GRAND SLAM
NO WAY!!!!!!
Jack Flaherty @jflare_FREDDIE!!!!!!
James Harden @JHarden13Wall Off Grand Slam bottom of the 10th is crazy!
Earvin Magic Johnson @MagicJohnsonFreddie Freeman with the first walk off grand slam in World Series history to carry us to a 1-0 start! Wow!! That was one of the most exciting World Series games I’ve seen or been apart of! It left me breathless, and it was just Game 1! 🤩 https://t.co/NO4scZlP0l
Bleacher Report @BleacherReportFREDDIE FREEMAN AFTER HITTING A WALKOFF GRAND SLAM: pic.twitter.com/DMrwKasbKC
Rob Friedman @PitchingNinjaFreddie Freeman, pretty much… pic.twitter.com/0uLDs30SON
Noah Camras @noahcamrasTwo of the greatest moments in Dodgers history.
Kirk Gibson, meet Freddie Freeman. pic.twitter.com/4iGMGIjeWG
ESPN @espn”Oh he spanked it for game … Freddie Freeman … OOOOOO.” 😂
Bradley Beal reacting to Freddie Freeman’s walk-off home run in Game 1 of the World Series. pic.twitter.com/WxBUriqZaL
L.A. Public Library @LAPublicLibraryfree books for Freddie Freeman for life 📚
Robert Littal BSO @BSOFreddie Freeman when they walked Betts to get to him pic.twitter.com/it3q4ETpKc
At The Buzzer @AtTheBuzzer1Yankees: “we got Shohei Ohtani out let’s put Mookie Betts on base so we don’t have to deal with him”
Freddie Freeman: pic.twitter.com/0ERxkbqBFp
Calais Campbell @CalaisCampbellWow what a finish! Glad I got to witness that live! Walk off Grand Slam!!! Incredible #WorldSeries
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslaterSteve Kerr, a Dodgers fan, was coaching in Utah when Freddie Freeman hit the grand slam. He said he heard a guy in the front row gasp and say: ‘He hit it out.’ Kerr asked the fan: “Who?” pic.twitter.com/aX4IfLs4gG
Blake Harris @BlakeHHarrisONE OF THE GREATEST DODGERS WINS OF MY LIFE
FREDDIE FREEMAN YOU ARE A HERO
I’M STILL SHAKING
3 WINS AWAY!!!!! pic.twitter.com/xHAOywCR73
Trill Withers @TylerIAmThat pitch looked like a beachball to Freddie freeman
Jay Skurski @JaySkurskiThere can’t be a better moment in sports than the one Freddie Freeman just experienced.
My annual reminder: Playoff baseball is far and away the best postseason of the four major sports.
Wayne Randazzo @WayneRandazzoFor all the kids who dream about hitting the walk off grand slam in the World Series, Freddie Freeman is the first person who has actually done it. That was pretty magical.
Alexis Pearson @alexismirjanaFreddie Freeman stepping up to bat after they intentionally walked Mookie pic.twitter.com/CM4FmQNXf1
Cut4 @Cut4me watching that freddie freeman walk-off pic.twitter.com/5cpEXk2yK3
Backyard Sports @_BackyardSportsJuice level: 1000000000000000% https://t.co/DZHmSJEW3M
Game 2 will take place on Saturday at 8:08 p.m. ET. Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the ball for the Dodgers, while Carlos Rodón gets the call for the Yanks.
