Video Of Yoshinobu Yamamoto Watching Dodgers’ Walk-off Home Run In Game 3 Is Too Good

Game 3 of nan World Series betwixt nan Dodgers and Blue Jays lasted a historical 18 innings earlier it was each over, and 1 man was astir apt happier than astir to spot it extremity successful a triumph for Los Angeles.

Just a fewer days aft recording a complete game, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was warming up successful nan bullpen for a imaginable 19th inning precocious successful Game 3's marathon thriller. Yamamoto allegedly volunteered to transportation Monday night, but it turns retired nan Dodgers didn't request him aft Freddie Freeman won it connected a walk-off location run.

A fan's camera captured nan infinitesimal Yamamoto realized he wouldn't person to pitch, and it was really typical to see. The right-handed ace jumped astir pinch his Dodgers coaches earlier confidently strutting backmost onto nan field.

Yamamoto was past instantly greeted by Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki, and nan 3 of them formed a tiny small circle (along pinch their translators) celebrating together earlier joining nan remainder of nan team.

Here's different perspective of Ohtani and Yamamoto's saccharine infinitesimal pursuing nan 6-5 walk-off win:

The Dodgers now lead 2-1 successful nan series, gaining a monolithic advantage arsenic teams that person won Game 3 successful nan Fall Classic went connected to clinch baseball's biggest prize 42 retired of 61 times.

The defending champs will person a bully changeable astatine winning nan World Series title astatine home—a feat they haven't accomplished since 1963—if they tin return attraction of business successful nan adjacent 2 games. The Dodgers and Blue Jays will person a speedy turnaround pinch Game 4 group to return spot Tuesday night.

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