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Freddie Freeman stuns Yankee Stadium and ties the World Series record by one strike
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Freddie Freeman stuns Yankee Stadium and ties the World Series record by one strike

Freddie Freeman’s torture of the Yankees is now breaking records.

Freeman’s two-run homer in the first inning gave the Dodgers a 2–0 lead in Game 3 of the World Series and marked the fifth straight Fall Classic game in which the first baseman homered.


Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home run against the New York Yankees during Game Three of the 2024 World Series
Freddie Freeman homers in Game 3 of the World Series on October 28, 2024. Getty Images

Freeman, 35, matched the mark of the Astros’ George Springer and is the clear frontrunner for World Series MVP through two-plus games.

The first two came in 2021 when he helped the Braves beat the Astros in six games.


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Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt led off the game by walking Shohei Ohtani and after Mookie Betts flew out to left, Freeman launched over the right field fence to quiet the raucous Yankee Stadium crowd.

Freeman hit the walkoff grand slam in Game 1 against Nestor Cortes and then hit a solo shot off Carlos Rodon in Game 2 to push the Dodgers’ lead to 4–1.

Freeman, who is dealing with a sprained ankle, had not hit a home run since September 16 before his barrage of blasts against the Yankees.


Freddie Freeman of Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates a two-run home run against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the World Series
Freddie Freeman has now homered in five straight World Series games. AP

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“It actually felt pretty good,” Freeman said after his Game 1 heroics.

“We have dealt with it very well over the past six days. I feel pretty good. Right when I ran out to give high-fives to my teammates, I felt pretty good because that was the first time I ran all week. So the ankle is good.’