A Hollywood writer couldn’t have scripted Freddie Freeman’s moment better.

Battered and bruised from an ankle injury earlier in the postseason, the first baseman hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees.

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Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his walk-off grand slam home run against the New York Yankees during the 10th inning in Game 1 of the baseball World Series, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Freeman became the first player in MLB history to accomplish the heroic feat in a World Series game. Additionally, it was 36 years ago that Kirk Gibson hit a walk-off home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series against the Oakland Athletics.

“To be told you’re doing something like that in a game that’s been around for a long time, I love the history of this game, to be a part of it, it’s special,” he said after the game, via MLB. com. “I’ve been playing this game for a long time, and in those moments you dream about those moments. Even if you’re 35 and you’ve been in the league for 15 years, you want to be a part of that.”

Los Angeles will take the field with a 1-0 lead on Saturday evening for Game 2. The game starts at 8:08 PM ET and can be seen on FOX.

Freddie Freeman (5) of Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with Mookie Betts (50) after hitting a game-winning grand slam against the New York Yankees during the 10th inning of Game 1 of the baseball World Series, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Los Angeles Angeles. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Unfortunately, the blockbuster show the Dodgers are trying to put together needs a few more acts, a twist and perhaps even an Oscar-worthy ending more than an exciting beginning.

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As Hall of Famer Yogi Berra once put it, “It’s not over until it’s over.”

The Yankees showed their moxie in Game 1,

Giancarlo Stanton hit a towering two-run homer to give New York the lead in the sixth. Then the baserunning of Jazz Chisholm Jr. allowed the Yankees to take the lead in the 10th inning, before Freeman’s home run.

“You never want that ending,” Stanton said after the game. ‘You have to win four anyway. No one said it will be easy.”

New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. celebrates in the dugout after scoring on a fielder’s choice by Anthony Volpe against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 10th inning in Game 1 of the baseball World Series, Friday, October 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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For a chance at redemption, the Yankees start Carlos Rodon in Game 2. As the Dodgers look to take a commanding lead, they start Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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