Freddie Freeman turned out to be the hero of the night for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees on Friday night.
Bottom of the 10th, bases loaded, two outs and the Dodgers were trailing the Yankees, 3-2. Freeman stepped up to the plate, swung on the first pitch from New York’s Nestor Cortes and hit a game-winning walk-off grand slam to lift Los Angeles to a 6-3 victory and 1-0 series lead.
It was an excellent first game of the World Series and ended with fireworks from Freeman, who hit the first-ever walk-off grand slam in World Series history, according to the Fox broadcast. It was an electric moment, and the various broadcast calls were just as incredible.
So here are 10 different calls of Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series, ranging from the Fox TV broadcast to Los Angeles radio to Spanish and Japanese broadcasters.
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