Freddie Freeman Had The Perfect Joke After Belting Game-winning Hr In 18th Inning

Freddie Freeman was a World Series leader erstwhile again for nan Dodgers connected Monday nighttime arsenic his walk-off solo location tally successful nan bottommost of nan 18th inning gave Los Angeles a thrilling—and exhausting—6-5 triumph complete nan Blue Jays. The Dodgers now lead nan bid 2-1 and will person Shohei Ohtani pitching successful Tuesday night's Game 4.

Freeman, who deed a walk-off expansive slam successful Game 1 of nan past year's World Series against nan Yankees, sent nan fans astatine Dodger Stadium into hysterics yet again erstwhile he blasted a 3-2 transportation complete nan wall successful dormant halfway to yet put an extremity to one of nan champion World Series games that has ever been played.

Here's that blast:

Freeman said pinch MLB Network's Lauren Shehadi moments aft his heroic blast and he had a cleanable joke, saying he almost had a location tally a batch earlier successful nan game.

"I conscionable missed one, I deliberation it was for illustration 22 innings ago..." Freeman said pinch a laugh.

Here's that interview:

Freeman's location tally came six hours and 39 minutes aft nan crippled began. Both teams had a ton of opportunities successful other innings earlier nan lefty yet put things distant pinch different dinger that he will ne'er forget.

Now it will beryllium absorbing to spot really Ohtani will beryllium capable to bounce backmost successful Game 4. He was a unit erstwhile again successful Game 3, hitting 2 much location runs and adding 2 doubles. While he didn't person to play nan field, you person to deliberation slumber mightiness person travel difficult for him aft that wild, and very long, nighttime astatine Dodger Stadium.

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