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10 electric broadcast calls of Freddie Freeman’s World Series Game 1 walk-off grand slam, including in Spanish

So many incredible calls of Freddie Freeman’s heroics in Game 1 of the World Series.

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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Joe Davis channeled Vin Scully’s epic call of Kirk Gibson’s home run on Freddie Freeman’s grand slam

Freddie Freeman recreated Kirk Gibson’s iconic home run and Joe Davis knew just how to react

The first walk-off grand slam in World Series history may have felt just a tiny bit familiar on Friday night.

As the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman launched the first pitch he saw from New York Yankees’ pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. in the 10th inning into the right field bleachers, Fox Sports play-by-play man Joe Davis instantly knew how to react. His call of the moment mirrored Vin Scully’s iconic call of an injured Kirk Gibson’s two-run walk-off homer for the Dodgers in 1988 World Series.

Both home runs occurred in Game 1, both featured the hitter battling lower body injuries and both left baseball fans with their jaws on the ground.

Check out the similarities between the two moments and prepare for some goosebumps. The synced-up moments are eerier than anything else you’ll see this spooky season.

This World Series already absolutely rules.

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Photos of Gerrit Cole in Game 1 of World Series

What a night for Cole.

Former UCLA Bruins pitcher Gerrit Cole got the honor to start Game 1 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.

It was quite the moment for Cole, especially since he played college baseball with the UCLA Bruins.

On top of that, he pitched well, giving up just one run and four hits in six innings. Unfortunately, Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam sealed the deal and gave the Dodgers the 6-3 win in extra innings.

Still, it was a positive outing for Cole, who might have another outing in store in the World Series if the Yankees can win some games. Here are the best photos of Cole from Game 1.

Gerrit Cole dazzles in World Series Game 1

A great outing for Gerrit Cole.

The Los Angeles Dodgers got the best of the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night.

However, Yankees star and former UCLA pitcher Gerrit Cole got the nod for Game 1. Cole delivered a big outing, going six innings and giving up just one run on four hits.

He threw 88 pitches and had four strikeouts in a big outing for the Yankees. Unfortunately, the Dodgers scored a run in the 8th inning to tie it, and then Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam to get the 6-3 win for the Dodgers.

Still, it was a terrific bounceback for Cole, who struggled in the ALCS against the Cleveland Guardians. In his lone outing against Cleveland, he went just 4.1 innings and gave up a pair of runs on six hits with four walks.

In Game 1 of the World Series, Cole didn’t walk anybody. As the series goes on, the hope for Cole and the Yankees is that he gets one more chance to start a game.

Game 2 is on Saturday night in LA.

Why the heck did Aaron Boone bring in Nestor Cortes in extras before Freddie Freeman’s home run?

What a horrible call by the Yankees manager.

The question above is one New York Yankees fans are asking their manager and themselves after their team’s Game 1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 World Series.

Nestor Cortes had a very up-and-down 2024 season, but more importantly, he hadn’t pitched since September 18 heading into Game 1. That’s over a month off between appearances, and while Cortes can be good when he’s on, bringing him in extra innings to face the top of the Dodgers’ lineup was a strange call by Boone.

Fans agreed, and of course Cortes gave up the game-winning grand slam to Freddie Freeman.

Here are thoughts from fans and Boone himself:

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How to buy World Series Game 2 tickets: LA Dodgers vs. NY Yankees Saturday tickets

Last-minute tickets are still available for Game 2 on Saturday evening in Los Angeles

Freddie Freeman and the Los Angeles Dodgers ended Game 1 of the World Series in dramatic fashion with the first ever World Series walk-off grand slam, winning the game 6-3 in the bottom of the 10th inning.

Ready for an encore? Game 2 is scheduled to start at 8:08 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 26.

If you were on the fence about spending the money to attend a World Series game, you might have missed a classic, but luckily you have another chance.

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The cheapest available ticket to Game 2 on Saturday costs $957.

The third, fourth and fifth games of the World Series, should the series go that far, will take place in New York.

If necessary, the teams will return to Los Angeles for Game 6 on Friday, Nov 1. A hypothetical Game 7 would take place the following evening.

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Freddie Freeman instantly knew he hit the Dodgers’ World Series Game 1-winning walk-off grand slam

Freddie Freeman hit the first-ever World Series walk-off grand slam for the Dodgers.

You could tell: Freddie Freeman immediately knew he just secured the victory for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. He just knew.

With the bases loaded — Chris Taylor was on third, Tommy Edman on second and Mookie Betts was intentionally walked — and the New York Yankees holding onto to a 3-2 lead in the 10th. Two outs, and the Yankees were taking their chance with Freeman at bat.

New York had Nestor Cortes on the mound, and when he delivered his first pitch to Freeman, the Dodgers’ first baseman knocked it out of the park with a 423-foot walk-off grand slam to lead Los Angeles to a 6-3 win.

WORLD SERIES: Even Freddie Freeman had to marvel at Giancarlo Stanton’s mammoth World Series home run

It was the first-ever walk-off grand slam in World Series history, according to the Fox broadcast.

And here’s a closer look at Freeman, knowing exactly what he just did.

What a way for Game 1 of the World Series to end. The Dodgers enter Saturday’s Game 2 at Dodger Stadium with a 1-0 series lead.

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World Series fans made the same joke after umps ruled fan interference on a possible Yankees home run

A lot of baseball fans had the same thought after fan interference was called on a potential Yankees homer.

In a controversial call in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series on Friday night, a fly ball from the bat of New York Yankees’ Gleyber Torres was caught by a fan at Dodger Stadium. It was ultimately ruled as fan interference by the World Series umps, and baseball fans were stunned.

Let’s back up.

In the top of the ninth in a 2-2 game between New York and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Torres swung on the 2-1 pitch, and the ball looked like it had a real shot to be the Yankees’ go-ahead home run late in the game. But a fan in the stands reached over with a glove and caught the ball, which might have made it over the wall but also looked like it easily could have been short.

Either way, the umpires declared it was fan interference and not a home run, which landed Torres on second.

Obviously, baseball fans couldn’t believe what they just saw.

And, especially after a Fox replay from the 1996 Yankees-Orioles ALCS, a lot of them made the same joke, referencing Jeffrey Maier, who was 12 years old when he interfered with a ball hit by Yankees’ Derek Jeter in what was called a home run.

How baseball fans on Twitter reacted to the World Series fan interference call

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Even Freddie Freeman had to marvel at Giancarlo Stanton’s mammoth World Series home run

Freddie Freeman was as amazed as we all were by Giancarlo Stanton’s go-ahead, 412-foot moonshot.

Sometimes, all you can do is stop and appreciate an out-of-this-world home run — even when the opposing team hits it.

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman did just that on Friday night during Game 1 of the World Series when New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton broke a 1-0 game wide open, ending the shutout for New York in the top of the sixth with a monstrosity of a home run ball that traveled 412 feet.

As Freeman watched the ball fly out of Dodger Stadium, he could only sit back and marvel at what Stanton just did. He’s really just like us.

It’s not the first time Freeman has had a reaction like this to another team’s home run. He had another similarly hilarious reaction to a moonshot from Ronald Acuna Jr. last August, turning to the camera to make a Jim Halpert-esque face.

The Dodgers will just hope he doesn’t make this face too many more times during the World Series.

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Mary Hart was back behind home plate for Dodgers-Yankees World Series Game 1

Dodgers super-fan and longtime Entertainment Tonight host Mary Hart was back behind home

If you were watching Game 1 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night, you may have spotted a familiar face behind home plate.

Mary Hart, the host of the popular program Entertainment Tonight for 30 years from 1982-2011, is back as the Dodgers look to capture another World Series title.

Hart is a big-time Dodgers fan and has been a fixture at their games for years now, including throughout the current postseason run as she was seen behind the plate at home games at Dodger Stadium during the NLCS against the New York Mets.

With two of Major League Baseball’s biggest brands facing off with a World Series on the line, there should be no shortage of celebrity appearances whether the game is held in Los Angeles or the Bronx.

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