<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-kenny-lofton-shohei-ohtani-mlb-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kenny Lofton had no idea Shohei Ohtani just broke his MLB record');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Shohei-Ohtani-circling-base.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kenny Lofton had no idea Shohei Ohtani just broke his MLB record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T10:06:49-07:00">October 28th, 10:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T10:06:49-07:00">October 28th, 10:06am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s no stopping the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-historic-mlb-club-blue-jays-tactic">endless train of historical feats</a> achieved by Shohei Ohtani. That was certainly true in the 18-inning Dodgers win in Game 3 of the World Series.</p><p>He was intentionally walked a record four times, plus garnered a record four extra base hits in one game. Altogether, Ohtani went 5-for-5 with four hits, two home runs, three runs scored, three RBIs, and five walks.</p><p>Meanwhile, he is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-world-series-game-4-start-confirmed">slated to pitch Game 4</a> and put the Dodgers in command to win their second consecutive title. In the process, Ohtani managed to surprise former MLB player Kenny Lofton, who didn’t know that Ohtani <a href="https://x.com/BenVerlander/status/1983052254182813835">had surpassed</a> one of his records, per Ben Verlander of the Flippin’ Bats Podcast.</p><p>He was asked who held the record for the most times reaching base in a playoff game.</p><p>“Kenny. Who held the record?” Verlander asked. “Barry (Bonds)?” Lofton responded.  “No. You.” Verlander stated.</p><p>“WHAT?! REALLY?!” Lofton shouted. “SHOHEI YOU BROKE MY RECORD”.</p><p>In 1995, Lofton got on base six times in Game 3 of the World Series. At the time, he was the CF for the then-Cleveland Indians as they took on the Atlanta Braves.</p><p>Additionally, Lofton had five stolen bases and hit a walk-off home run in the 13th inning. Eventually, the Braves defeated Cleveland in six games. In 1942, Stan Hack of the Chicago Cubs got on base nine times in a regular-season game that went 18 innings.</p><h2><b>What more history awaits Shohei Ohtani?</b></h2><p>Ohtani has already achieved legendary status. He’s the only player in MLB history to win three MVP Awards unanimously (2021, 2023, 2024). Also, Ohtani is an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/why-shohei-ohtani-clear-nl-mvp-front-runner">odds-on favorite</a> to win a fourth this season.</p><p>At this point, he is very much on pace to equal or surpass Barry Bonds, who has seven MVPs. Plus, Ohtani has 280 home runs thus far. If he keeps it up, he could become the Japanese-born player with the most home runs in MLB history.</p><p>Furthermore, Ohtani is well on pace to notch 100 wins and 1,000 strikeouts, cementing his status as a legendary dual player.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kenny Lofton had no idea Shohei Ohtani just broke his MLB record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-hilarious-shohei-ohtani-moment-world-series-game-3-viral');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hilarious Shohei Ohtani moment after World Series Game 3 goes viral');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Shohei-Ohtani-5.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Hilarious Shohei Ohtani moment after World Series Game 3 goes viral</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T09:48:30-07:00">October 28th, 9:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T09:48:30-07:00">October 28th, 9:48am</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-historic-mlb-club-blue-jays-tactic">Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani</a> has the chance to have perhaps the greatest 24 hours in baseball history on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the World Series — and he knows it.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-watch-dave-roberts-clubhouse-speech-world-series-game-3">Dodgers manager Dave Roberts addressed his team</a> in the clubhouse early Tuesday morning after the team outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays in an 18-inning marathon, 6-5, to take a 2-1 series lead. Video of his speech went viral with Ohtani in the background and fans are loving <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1983183846339494164" rel="noopener">his reaction</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shohei’s excitement took over when he heard “we got a game later today!” <a href="https://t.co/vU1UxEFR6p">pic.twitter.com/vU1UxEFR6p</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1983183846339494164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Hey, we got a game later today,” Roberts shouts. As the players cheer, Ohtani can be seen with his hands in the air, jumping up and down. When the camera pans to him, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-world-series-game-4-start-confirmed">Ohtani, the Game 4 starting pitcher</a>, mocks throwing a pitch.</p><p>As Roberts repeats himself, someone off camera says, “Our starting pitcher was on base nine times.”</p><p>That’s not a typo. Ohtani hit two home runs, had two doubles and walked five times in a game that ran nearly seven hours. He has now homered six times over his last four games, including his three-home-run outburst in the deciding Game 4 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers.</p><p>Freddie Freeman, who mercifully ended the game with a walk-off home run — the second straight year he’s done that in the World Series — <a href="https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/shohei-ohtani-homers-in-world-series-game-3-2025" rel="noopener">put it best</a> when he called it “Shohei’s game.”</p><p>“I hope we don’t lose sight … our starting pitcher tomorrow got on base nine times tonight,” he said, via MLB.com. “Just incredible.”</p><p>With Ohtani ready to take the mound, where he has struck out 19 batters in 12 innings this postseason, giving up three runs, he will be able to show off his brilliance again in a matter of hours.</p><p>“I don’t know how he does it,” Max Muncy added. “Every time he goes out there and pitches, I kind of look at him and the first thought that comes to my head is, ‘That guy must sleep really good at night.'”</p><p>Those who stuck with Game 3 to the bitter end know Muncy is right.</p><p>“I want to go to sleep as soon as possible so I can get ready,” Ohtani said on the broadcast through his interpreter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hilarious Shohei Ohtani moment after World Series Game 3 goes viral

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-john-schneider-honest-shohei-ohtani-strategy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays’ manager John Schneider gets brutally honest on Shohei Ohtani strategy. Will it continue?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/John-Schneider_01cddc.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Blue Jays’ manager John Schneider gets brutally honest on Shohei Ohtani strategy. Will it continue?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T09:38:30-07:00">October 28th, 9:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T09:38:30-07:00">October 28th, 9:38am</time><address><a>Nate Duffett</a>Nate Duffett is a writer for ClutchPoints and a sports junkie at heart, especially for the Boston sports scene. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and is also a Scout at FCHockey. There isn't a sport that Nate doesn't enjoy, but the NHL and all other things hockey is where his expertise shines through.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-proves-inevitable-game-3-tying-vs-blue-jays">seen enough from Shohei Ohtani on Monday night</a>, intentionally <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-historic-mlb-club-blue-jays-tactic">walking the Dodgers’ lead-off man four times in the later innings</a> and then pitching around him in the 17th with a four-pitch walk. It came after pitching to the Japanese superstar in his first four at-bats, with the slugger recording two home runs and two doubles. Schneider explained <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46754628/with-ohtani-onslaught-blue-jays-abandon-walk-strategy" rel="noopener">his reasoning</a> to reporters after the game.</p><p>“It’s not the easiest thing in the world to just walk him and face Mookie [Betts] and Freddie [Freeman],” Schneider said after the 6-5 loss. “You got to really execute at a high level against him. I think the first couple games we did. I think that we executed pretty well, minus today. He’s a great player and took some really good swings today.”</p><p>Ohtani has become so dominant that the Blue Jays might try to avoid him for the rest of the series if the situation allows it. With lefty Eric Lauer pitching 4+ innings on Monday night, it’s unlikely that they’ll have a high-leverage left-handed pitcher available that they trust to face Ohtani after he saw Mason Fluharty well in his at-bat against him. Toronto has also lost trust in Brendon Little and would like to avoid that matchup at all costs.</p><p>Schneider and pitching coach Pete Walker seem content to let the rest of the stars in the Dodgers’ lineup beat the Blue Jays. The reporters asked the manager point-blank whether he would implement the walk strategy going forward, and he didn’t shy away from it.</p><p>“Yeah,” he responded.</p><p>Ohtani’s bat isn’t the only worry for the Blue Jays in Game 4. The two-way phenom will take the mound for the Dodgers on Tuesday night, and he has been just as dominant in that role this postseason. In his last start against the Milwaukee Brewers, Ohtani recorded 10 strikeouts over six innings while also hitting three home runs at the plate. If John Schneider’s team wants to get back in the World Series, they’ll have to go directly through Shohei Ohtani.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays’ manager John Schneider gets brutally honest on Shohei Ohtani strategy. Will it continue?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-clayton-kershaw-dishes-truth-being-bullpen-guy-now');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw dishes truth on being a ‘bullpen guy’ now');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Clayton-Kershaw-on-Oct.-27-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw dishes truth on being a ‘bullpen guy’ now</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T09:37:56-07:00">October 28th, 9:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T09:37:56-07:00">October 28th, 9:37am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-exhausted-fans-celebrate-world-series-hero-freddie-freeman-for-walkoff-hr">Freddie Freeman walked off the Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, giving the team Game 3 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays in a 6-5 win in a whopping 18 innings, there were a multitude of contributors to the victory. While it was a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-blue-jays-dodgers-set-world-series-history-in-game-3-marathon">marathon for the Dodgers in Game 3 against the Blue Jays</a>, the bullpen was crucial in holding the score, with even an appearance from Clayton Kershaw.</p><p>In the top of the 11th inning, Kershaw came in to save Los Angeles from a bases-loaded situation where he had been warming up for a while. With manager Dave Roberts putting him in, Kershaw would get the job done and repair the damage done, as he spoke after the game to the MLB Network about<a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1983080991540339057" rel="noopener"> “the life of a bullpen guy.”</a></p><p>“I warmed up a lot. I was loose,” Kershaw said as he threw eight pitches. “Threw enough pitches, but that’s the life of a bullpen guy. I’m learning. So I’m getting ready…I’m a bullpen guy for four more days, and then I’m out.”</p><p>“I just tried to stay ready down there, and thankfully, be a part of it,” Kershaw continued. “Got my number called and got an out. I’m sure we’ll have to get ready tomorrow, but that was a big out, and happy to do it.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I'll remember moments like this… I can't believe I'm getting to be in another World Series at Dodger Stadium."</p><p>Clayton Kershaw shared his emotions after the Dodgers' WILD 18-inning victory.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldSeries</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dodgers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dodgers</a> <a href="https://t.co/uj7V4kCLvP">pic.twitter.com/uj7V4kCLvP</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1983080991540339057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><h2><b>Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw on the craziness of Game 3 </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Clayton-Kershaw_8089b4.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-clayton-kershaw-personal-history-extra-innings-world-series-out">Kershaw getting the Dodgers a crucial out in Game 3</a> of the World Series to extend the game, it was no doubt a thrilling game that lasted 18 innings. Kershaw would be asked about his initial thoughts about the win, calling it “nuts.”</p><p>“It was the best. That’s just…what a game, what a game, just all the way around,” Kershaw said, as he was at a loss for words. “We did that six years ago against Boston, and…just so many people contributed to our whole team. And holy cow, it was nuts.”</p><p>It’s extra special for Kershaw since he’s in the midst of his last few games with Los Angeles before retiring, saying that moments like Game 3 are what he’ll remember the most.</p><p>“I’ll remember moments like this…but it’s just so special,” Kershaw said. “This whole place is unbelievable. I can’t believe I’m getting to be in another World Series at Dodger Stadium. And memories for a lifetime.”</p><p>At any rate, the Dodgers prepare to extend their 2-1 series with Game 4 on Tuesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw dishes truth on being a ‘bullpen guy’ now

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-clayton-kershaws-wife-emotional-after-could-be-last-pitch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clayton Kershaw’s wife gets emotional after what could be his last pitch for Dodgers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Clayton-Kershaws-wife-gets-emotional-after-what-could-be-his-last-pitch.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Clayton Kershaw’s wife gets emotional after what could be his last pitch for Dodgers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T09:37:07-07:00">October 28th, 9:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T09:37:07-07:00">October 28th, 9:37am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw has historically struggled to cement his status as a reliable postseason pitcher, but the southpaw’s key World Series Game 3 showing in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-said-world-series-walk-off-hr">the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-5 extra-innings win against the Toronto Blue Jays </a>will not be forgotten by fans or pundits for quite some time.</p><p>With the score tied at five with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the 12th inning, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts turned to Kershaw to face Nathan Lukes. After a tough at-bat, the 11-time All-Star eventually got Lukes to ground out to second base to end the inning.</p><p>After what could have been the final pitch of Kershaw’s storied career, the Fox broadcast spotted his wife, Ellen, celebrating an emotional moment <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1983080991540339057" rel="noopener">for both her and her husband</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This shot of Ellen, Clayton Kershaw’s wife, watching him record that final out is incredible. <a href="https://t.co/Bh9SdpSs9S">pic.twitter.com/Bh9SdpSs9S</a></p><p>— Alden González (@Alden_Gonzalez) <a href="https://twitter.com/Alden_Gonzalez/status/1983035128625725883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p>“She’s not reliever ready. She’s starter ready … so I’m going to go check on her,” Kershaw told MLB Network’s Lauren Shehadi after the game.</p><p>Kershaw’s lone out ended up being of great importance. The Blue Jays struggled to move runners into scoring position from that point on as the game eventually advanced to the 18th inning, where first baseman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-said-world-series-walk-off-hr">Freddie Freeman would seal a Dodgers’ win with a walk-off home run.</a></p><p>During the summer, Kershaw announced that he plans to retire once the Dodgers’ season concludes. His latest postseason moment could cap off a legendary career that has included three Cy Young Awards, an MVP, and a Gold Glove.</p><p>“I’ll remember moments like this…,” Kershaw said. “I can’t believe I’m getting to be in another World Series at Dodger Stadium.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-historic-mlb-club-blue-jays-tactic">Game 4 between the Dodgers and Blue Jays</a> will be Tuesday night in Los Angeles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clayton Kershaw’s wife gets emotional after what could be his last pitch for Dodgers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-sandy-koufax-will-klein-game-3');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Sandy Koufax said to Will Klein after saving Dodgers’ bacon in Game 3');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/What-Sandy-Koufax-said-to-Will-Klein-after-saving-LAs-bacon-in-Game-3-1.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>What Sandy Koufax said to Will Klein after saving Dodgers’ bacon in Game 3</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T09:04:29-07:00">October 28th, 9:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T10:13:13-07:00">October 28th, 10:13am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are exuberant following their 6-5 18th inning win in Game 3 of the World Series. Obviously, the defining moment was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-said-world-series-walk-off-hr">Freddie Freeman’s walk-off home run</a> that put the Dodgers ahead 2-1 in the series.</p><p>Afterward, Dodgers reliever Will Klein had a <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46753415/world-series-game-3-history-18-innings-los-angeles-dodgers-walkoff-freddie-freeman" rel="noopener">very special encounter</a> with an absolute legend of the game, Sandy Koufax, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-game-3-unsung-hero-wasnt-nl-wild-card-nlds-nlcs-roster">Klein was a huge catalyst</a> that kept the Dodgers in contention.</p><p>He was the last reliever to come out of the bullpen. Altogether, Klein threw for four innings, gave up one hit, and struck out five. His last out in the 18th inning was a curveball in the dirt that forced Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman to swing and miss.</p><p>Afterward, Klein yelled to the heavens. Meanwhile, Koufax was looking on in amazement, and after the game, he uttered a few words to Klein.</p><p>“Nice going,” Koufax said after the game concluded at 11:50 PM PST. During the regular season, Klein pitched in 14 games and had an ERA of 2.35, a 1-1 record, and 21 strikeouts.</p><p>In the process, Game 3 took on mythic proportions. Altogether, both teams <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-blue-jays-dodgers-set-world-series-history-in-game-3-marathon">left a record 37 runners on base</a>. The Dodgers are looking to repeat as World Series Champions, and the Blue Jays are looking for their first since 1993.</p><h2><b>The rare sight of seeing Sandy Koufax touches the hearts of Dodgers fans</b></h2><p>Words cannot begin to describe the legacy of Sandy Koufax. He pitched for the Dodgers from 1956 to 1966. A period in which they migrated from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1957.</p><p>From 1962-1966, Koufax was arguably the best left-hander in the National League, if not all of baseball. He was so dominant that he won three Cy Young Awards (1963, 1965, 1966) and was the MVP in 1963.</p><p>That year, he led the Dodgers to a four-game sweep over the New York Yankees in the World Series. Koufax threw two complete games with an ERA of 1.50.</p><p>In Game 1, Koufax struck out a record 15 hitters and finished with a then-record 23 strikeouts. Two years later, Koufax etched his place in American history by famously refusing to pitch Game 1 of the series against the Minnesota Twins in observance of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur.</p><p>After losing Game 2, he pitched a 7-0 shutout in Game 5. In Game 7, Koufax threw a complete-game shutout on three days’ rest to give the Dodgers the World Series.</p><p>In his later years, Koufax became largely reclusive. So seeing him front and center at Dodger Stadium was a sight to behold.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Sandy Koufax said to Will Klein after saving Dodgers’ bacon in Game 3

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-watch-dave-roberts-clubhouse-speech-world-series-game-3');   ga('set', 'title', 'Watch Dave Roberts’ clubhouse speech for Dodgers after World Series Game 3');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dodgers-manager-Dave-Roberts_b4b56e.jpg"><figcaption>© Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Watch Dave Roberts’ clubhouse speech for Dodgers after World Series Game 3</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T08:29:42-07:00">October 28th, 8:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T08:29:58-07:00">October 28th, 8:29am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers needed 10 pitchers and 18 innings to put away the Toronto Blue Jays, in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday. Los Angeles did it, though, after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-post-epic-video-freddie-freeman-world-series-walk-offs">Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off homer</a> to win the game 6-5. Following the contest, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1983104287489261881" rel="noopener">fired up his exhausted team</a> in the clubhouse.</p><p>“Leave it all out there. Be ready to go tomorrow. There’s no letup,” Roberts said in part, during the speech.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Leave it all out there. Be ready to go tomorrow. There's no letup." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldSeries</a> <a href="https://t.co/sRZNPPKRLf">pic.twitter.com/sRZNPPKRLf</a></p><p>— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1983104287489261881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Roberts and the Dodgers are now just two wins away from winning their second consecutive World Series. Los Angeles plays Game 4 on Tuesday, with Shohei Ohtani going to the mound. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-historic-mlb-club-blue-jays-tactic">Ohtani hit two home runs in Game 3</a>, amidst an epic performance that saw him reach base nine times.</p><h2><b>Dodgers and Blue Jays played a game for the ages in Game 3</b></h2><p>The Dodgers used so many pitchers on Monday that the team had Yoshinobu Yamamoto warming up in the bullpen. Yamamoto had just <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6756409/2025/10/28/world-series-game-4-dodgers-blue-jays/" rel="noopener">pitched the entirety of Game 2</a>, which was another Dodgers win.</p><p>“He would have gone as long as we needed,” Roberts said, per The Athletic. “He would have been the last guy.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-world-series-game-4-start-confirmed">Ohtani is the one getting the ball though in Game 4</a>. The two-way star looked strong overall pitching in the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers. He is excited for the chance to win a game pitching in the World Series.</p><p>His manager knows though that <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46753864/world-series-2025-blue-jays-dodgers-game-3-marathon-game-4-preview-bullpen-ohtani" rel="noopener">it won’t be easy</a>.</p><p>“He’s spent,” Roberts said, per ESPN. “He was on base eight, nine times tonight, running the bases. But he’s taking the mound tomorrow. He’ll be ready.”</p><p>Roberts is stunned by the fact that Game 3 was nearly a seven hour baseball game.</p><p>“It’s one of the greatest World Series games of all time. Emotional. I’m spent emotionally,” Roberts said. “We’ve got a ballgame later tonight, which is crazy.”</p><p>In 2024, the Dodgers won the World Series without Ohtani on the hill. He was used exclusively as a batter, due to an injury that left him unable to pitch.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Watch Dave Roberts’ clubhouse speech for Dodgers after World Series Game 3

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-historic-mlb-club-blue-jays-tactic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani creates historic MLB club thanks to Blue Jays’ tactics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Oct-27-2025-Los-Angeles-California-USA-Los-Angeles-Dodgers-designated-hitter-Shohei-Ohtani-17-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>© Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani creates historic MLB club thanks to Blue Jays’ tactics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T08:04:09-07:00">October 28th, 8:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T08:04:09-07:00">October 28th, 8:04am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Game 3 of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/clutchpoints-2025-mlb-power-rankings-vol-32-world-series">2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays</a> will likely go down as a classic contest for a number of reasons, and the performance that All-Star Shohei Ohtani turned in should not be forgotten.</p><p>The three-time MVP cranked two home runs and collected three RBIs in the Dodgers’ 6-5 18-inning win, but the Blue Jays’ decision to continue to intentionally walk him down the stretch allowed for an unprecedented evening.</p><p>Ohtani got on base nine times, slapped four extra-base hits, was intentionally walked four times, and collected 12 total bases. By doing so, the five-time All-Star created <a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1983127101285732840" rel="noopener">a club of his own.</a></p><p>“Since intentional walks became official in 1955, no other MLB player has put up those numbers over a span of two games, let alone one (reg or post),” OptaSTATS tweeted.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-said-world-series-walk-off-hr">Freddie Freeman’s walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning sealed a 6-5 victory</a> and a 2-1 series edge. The first baseman was sure to give Ohtani credit for <a href="https://apnews.com/article/shohei-ohtani-world-series-dodgers-blue-jays-074219e2c1ad401a2e886e9a2a4d6ca2" rel="noopener">an impressive showing.</a></p><p>“I hope we don’t lose sight of, you know, our starting pitcher got on base nine times tonight,” Freeman told Greg Beacham of the Associated Press after the game. “Just incredible. When you’re that hot … like Shohei was tonight, I mean, (walking him is) the right move. You don’t want Shohei to beat you. Let other guys try and beat you after his first four at-bats. It took a lot longer, but (we) finally did it.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-world-series-game-4-start-confirmed">Ohtani is slated to start Tuesday night’s Game 4 for Los Angeles.</a> Only time will tell if he can add to his already stunning World Series resume.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani creates historic MLB club thanks to Blue Jays’ tactics

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-world-series-game-4-start-confirmed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shohei Ohtani’s World Series Game 4 start confirmed after historic Game 3');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dodgers-Shohei-Ohtani-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>© Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Shohei Ohtani’s World Series Game 4 start confirmed after historic Game 3</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T07:48:30-07:00">October 28th, 7:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T09:12:16-07:00">October 28th, 9:12am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-cc-sabathia-shohei-ohtani-declaration">Los Angeles Dodgers rely on Shohei Ohtani</a>, for both offense and defense. Los Angeles <a href="https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/2025-world-series-freddie-freeman-is-the-fall-classic-dream-weaver-dfd0cdfa5d56" rel="noopener">is giving the ball</a> to Ohtani in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday, per Cary Osborne of dodgers.mlblogs.com.</p><p>“He’s spent,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said about Ohtani. “He was on base eight, nine times tonight, running the bases. He’s elated. But, yeah, he’s taking the mound tomorrow (Tuesday). He’ll be ready.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-proves-inevitable-game-3-tying-vs-blue-jays">Ohtani hit two home runs in Game 3</a>, and reached base nine times in an epic performance. Even Ohtani’s teammates, who have seen him perform at a high-level constantly, were in awe.</p><p>“He’s a unicorn,” Freddie Freeman said. “There’s no more adjectives you can (use to) describe Shohei. It’s 4-for-4, five walks. He finally got pitched to in his last at-bat, and he still had the patience to not be trying to do too much and get on base. He’s just incredible. We’ve been talking about him since he got here in 2018. We’re still running out of words to describe a once-in-a-generation player.”</p><p>The Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays play Tuesday night in Game 4.</p><h2><b>Shohei Ohtani says he will be ready to pitch for the Dodgers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Shohei-Ohtani-will-pitch-six-strong-innings-while-starting-Game-3.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Ohtani has used his bat to lead Los Angeles to two wins in this World Series. He can now use his arm on Tuesday. Ohtani <a href="https://torontosun.com/sports/baseball/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-fall-to-dodgers-in-18-innings" rel="noopener">seemed ready to get started</a> right after Game 3 finished.</p><p>“What matters the most is that we won the game,” Ohtani said, per Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun. “We flip the game and now we play tomorrow.”</p><p>The Dodgers used 10 pitchers on Monday night to win Game 3. The club’s arms are tired, but everyone is pushing to give whatever they can to the team.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-post-epic-video-freddie-freeman-world-series-walk-offs">Freddie Freeman was the hero</a> on Monday. He hit a walk-off home run to win the game for the Dodgers in the 18th inning.</p><p>“Absolutely incredible,” Freeman said moments after. “I’m just glad I got the opportunity. Just pure excitement. To go six hours and 40 minutes or so, that’s as good as it gets.”</p><p>Dodgers fans hope Ohtani and company can give them another victory on Tuesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shohei Ohtani’s World Series Game 4 start confirmed after historic Game 3

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-game-3-unsung-hero-wasnt-nl-wild-card-nlds-nlcs-roster');   ga('set', 'title', 'Game 3’s ‘unsung hero’ who wasn’t even on Dodgers’ NL Wild Card, NLDS, NLCS rosters');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Oct-27-2025-Los-Angeles-California-USA-Los-Angeles-Dodgers-pitcher-Will-Klein-reacts.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Game 3’s ‘unsung hero’ who wasn’t even on Dodgers’ NL Wild Card, NLDS, NLCS rosters</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T07:21:50-07:00">October 28th, 7:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T07:24:23-07:00">October 28th, 7:24am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-said-world-series-walk-off-hr">Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run to seal a 6-5 win</a> over the Toronto Blue Jays in the 18th inning of Game 3 of the World Series, 25-year-old reliever Will Klein turned in the performance of a lifetime for the Boys in Blue.</p><p>Despite only pitching in 14 regular-season contests and not being on the NL Wild Card, NLDS or NLCS rosters, Klein tossed a career-high 72 pitches en route to <a href="https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/2025-world-series-freddie-freeman-is-the-fall-classic-dream-weaver-dfd0cdfa5d56" rel="noopener">four scoreless innings.</a> The righty had come in after Edgardo Henriquez, who was not on the NLCS roster, delivered two scoreless innings of work.</p><p>“In the postseason, people talk about the superstars, but a lot of times it’s these unsung heroes that you just can’t expect,” Roberts told Cary Osborne of Dodger Insider. “Tonight was Will Klein’s night, and obviously, what Edgardo did was just as paramount.”</p><p>Klein used his high-velocity fastball and biting curveball to keep Toronto’s hitters at bay. The Bloomington native proved he could compete on the sport’s biggest stage and was <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/will-klein-dodgers-bullpen-world-series-game-3-2025" rel="noopener">not about to let his team down.</a></p><p>“We weren’t losing that game,” Klein told AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. “And so I had to keep going back out there. I was going to keep doing that — and doing all I could to put up a zero and sit back down and do it again.”</p><p>Klein had been traded twice this season by other teams and would have likely been left off the Dodgers’ World Series roster if not for a personal family matter that has kept <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-alex-vesias-status-world-series-unclear-personal-matter">reliever Alex Vesia away from the club.</a></p><p>The former fifth-round pick was not necessarily a part of Los Angeles’ bullpen plans, but he might have just turned in the most influential showing of their entire postseason thus far.</p><p>“You don’t ever plan on playing 18 innings, and you just kind of ask more from the player,” Dodgers manager Roberts said. “He delivered. He threw probably three times as much as he’s ever thrown before and — certainly with the adrenaline on this stage — what he did was incredible.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Game 3’s ‘unsung hero’ who wasn’t even on Dodgers’ NL Wild Card, NLDS, NLCS rosters

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-post-epic-video-freddie-freeman-world-series-walk-offs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers post epic video that shows Freddie Freeman’s World Series walk-offs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dodgers-Freddie-Freeman.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers post epic video that shows Freddie Freeman’s World Series walk-offs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T07:06:22-07:00">October 28th, 7:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T07:07:49-07:00">October 28th, 7:07am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-said-world-series-walk-off-hr">Los Angeles Dodgers are very grateful to have Freddie Freeman</a>. Freeman hit yet another game-winning home run in a World Series on Monday, to lift his team to a 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The game lasted a whopping 18 innings.</p><p>Following the win, the Dodgers showed some Freeman some love. The team posted to social media a video showing both of his walk-off homers. He <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1983087084459176093" rel="noopener">also hit one just last year</a>, when the Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Once in a lifetime 'til Freddie says he wants it twice. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldSeries</a> <a href="https://t.co/GvyGCByV71">pic.twitter.com/GvyGCByV71</a></p><p>— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1983087084459176093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Freeman <a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-series-dodgers-blue-jays-freeman-ohtani-ec8b7b457a436ab899c322255bd4ef03" rel="noopener">responded with a little humor</a> when asked after the game about his big moment.</p><p>“This one took a little longer,” Freeman said jokingly, per the Associated Press. “But this game was incredible. Our bullpen was absolutely incredible.”</p><p>The Dodgers now have a 2-1 lead on the Blue Jays, after Monday’s victory. Los Angeles just needs two more wins to capture a second consecutive title.</p><h2><b>Dodgers won an epic battle on Monday night</b></h2><p>The Dodgers-Blue Jays game on Monday tied the longest World Series game in history. The epic duel, which lasted 18 innings, took nearly seven hours to play.</p><p>“That could go down as one of the greatest games of all time,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.</p><p>Freeman had seven at-bats in the game, and had been stifled for nearly the entire night. Freeman’s teammate <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-proves-inevitable-game-3-tying-vs-blue-jays">Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs</a>, and the Dodgers needed to use 10 pitchers in the contest.</p><p>Things were so rough that Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who worked the entirety of Game 2, was warming up in the Dodgers bullpen to pitch in the 19th inning. Thankfully for the Dodgers, the club didn’t need him.</p><p>Los Angeles and Toronto get hardly any rest, as Game 4 is on Tuesday night.</p><p>“What matters the most is we won,” Ohtani said through a translator. “What matters the most is we flip the page and play the next game. … I want to go to sleep as soon as possible so I can get ready.”</p><p>Ohtani is the starting pitcher for the Dodgers in Game 4. The two-way star became just the second player in World Series history to post four extra-base hits in a World Series game, per the AP.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers post epic video that shows Freddie Freeman’s World Series walk-offs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-said-world-series-walk-off-hr');   ga('set', 'title', 'Here’s what Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman said about hitting another World Series walk-off HR');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Heres-what-Freddie-Freeman-said-about-hitting-another-World-Series-walk-off-HR.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Here’s what Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman said about hitting another World Series walk-off HR</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T06:37:17-07:00">October 28th, 6:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T07:25:13-07:00">October 28th, 7:25am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the second straight October,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-exhausted-fans-celebrate-world-series-hero-freddie-freeman-for-walkoff-hr"> Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Freddie Freeman has etched his name into World Series history.</a> The 36-year-old drilled a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-blue-jays-dodgers-set-world-series-history-in-game-3-marathon">to grant the Dodgers a 6-5 win in Game 3</a> and a 2-1 series edge over the Toronto Blue Jays.</p><p>Freeman was not initially sure if he had made a good enough swing to place the ball over the fence, but the veteran was able to send a sinker from Blue Jays reliever Brendon Little 406 feet for the victory.</p><p>“I was not sure,” Freeman told Ken Rosenthal during his postgame interview on Fox. “Just because of the other couple. My swings were getting better and better as the game was going on. I’m just glad I was able to get the opportunity again.”</p><p>Freeman had enjoyed <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6756409/2025/10/28/world-series-game-4-dodgers-blue-jays/" rel="noopener">a few solid at-bats</a> throughout the contest, but had not yet been able to deliver the kind of swing that could change the course of a game.</p><p>“He hit it, and I said, ‘He got it this time,’” Kike Hernandez told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. “But the ball barely got out. The last two at-bats before that one, he hit the ball 104 twice and the ball wasn’t even close to the wall. It makes you think, is this one going to go out?</p><p>“Thank God it did.”</p><p>The Dodgers have become accustomed to such situations, and Freeman has seemingly been in the middle of the most intense moments.</p><p>In Game 1 of last year’s World Series against the New York Yankees, Freeman cranked a <a href="https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/2025-world-series-freddie-freeman-is-the-fall-classic-dream-weaver-dfd0cdfa5d56" rel="noopener">game-winning grand slam</a> off of Nestor Cortes in the bottom of the 10th inning.</p><p>“That’s (the dream) you’re talking about as kids. And last year, it was always bases loaded, and two outs, bottom of the 9th. I know it happened in the 10th (last year in Game 1 of the World Series),” Freeman told Cary Osborne of Dodger Insider. “But to have it happen again a year later, to hit another walk-off, it’s kind of amazing, crazy, and I’m just glad we won and we’re up 2–1, and we got our Shohei on the mound tomorrow.”</p><p>The Dodgers and Blue Jays used 44 combined players in the six-hour and 39-minute thriller. They will now pivot towards Tuesday night’s Game 4 in Los Angeles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Here’s what Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman said about hitting another World Series walk-off HR

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-yoshinobu-yamamoto-ready-pitch-19th-inning-complete-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yoshinobu Yamamoto was ready to pitch 19th inning despite Game 2 complete game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dodgers-Yoshinobu-Yamamoto.jpg"><figcaption>© Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yoshinobu Yamamoto was ready to pitch 19th inning despite Game 2 complete game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T06:33:10-07:00">October 28th, 6:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T06:33:30-07:00">October 28th, 6:33am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-blue-jays-dodgers-set-world-series-history-in-game-3-marathon">Los Angeles Dodgers survived an absolutely brutal Game 3</a> of the World Series on Monday. Los Angeles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in 18 innings, 6-5. The Dodgers used 10 pitchers in the game.</p><p>One pitcher who didn’t get used was Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who pitched a jewel in Game 2. Yamamoto was ready to go however in case the Dodgers <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6756409/2025/10/28/world-series-game-4-dodgers-blue-jays/" rel="noopener">needed to play a 19th inning</a> in the game.</p><p>“He would have gone as long as we needed,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, per The Athletic. “He would have been the last guy.”</p><p>Yamamoto pitched the entire game during the Dodgers’ Game 2 victory in the World Series. Roberts says Yamamoto would do anything to help his team, even if that means working on next to no rest.</p><p>“It just speaks to guys will do anything to win a championship and they’re laying it out there,” Roberts added.</p><p>The Dodgers and Blue Jays play Game 4 on Tuesday. Los Angeles is the defending World Series champion.</p><h2><b>Dodgers have gained momentum in the World Series</b></h2><p>Los Angeles now leads this year’s World Series, 2-1. The Dodgers have taken the last two games, and it appears that the club has the upper hand moving forward.</p><p>The 18-innings contest tied the longest game ever played in a World Series. Los Angeles was close to having to put a position player on the mound to pitch. That was part of the reason why Yamamoto was preparing to go if necessary.</p><p>“I already think super highly of him,” shortstop Mookie Betts said about Yamamoto. “It just shows the love that is in this locker room. Yoshi going out there is exactly what we have in here. Everybody’s willing to put everything on the line.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-exhausted-fans-celebrate-world-series-hero-freddie-freeman-for-walkoff-hr">Freddie Freeman hit the game-winning home run</a> in the 18th, to clinch Game 3. It set the exhausted Los Angeles crowd on fire. Freeman posted a whopping seven at-bats in the game, and had struggled up to that point.</p><p>The Dodgers hope that Game 4 provides them some more fireworks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was ready to pitch 19th inning despite Game 2 complete game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-blue-jays-dodgers-set-world-series-history-in-game-3-marathon');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays, Dodgers set World Series history in Game 3 marathon');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-left-fielder-Davis-Schneider-36-is-out-at-home.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Blue Jays, Dodgers set World Series history in Game 3 marathon</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T00:48:52-07:00">October 28th, 12:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T00:48:52-07:00">October 28th, 12:48am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays have to be absolutely exhausted after requiring 18 innings to decide the winner of Game 3 of the World Series. But both teams would much rather be happy while exhausted instead of playing the blame game, and for the Dodgers, they’ll at least be sleeping soundly after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-exhausted-fans-celebrate-world-series-hero-freddie-freeman-for-walkoff-hr">Freddie Freeman hit another walk-off home run</a> in the World Series — a solo shot off of Brendon Little on a hanging sinker on a full count in the bottom of the 18th.</p><p>But before Freeman hit paydirt and finally sent the fans at Dodger Stadium eagerly anticipating a walk-off win home happy, there were plenty of frustrating moments for both teams. They were threatening to score during the extra innings, but couldn’t seem to find a way to get them safely across the plate.</p><p>In fact, the two teams combined to leave 37 runners stranded on base, which is <a href="https://x.com/SNstats/status/1983065460875964504" rel="noopener">a new</a> World Series record for most runners left on base, as pointed out by Sportsnet on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>As early as the 10th inning, the Blue Jays were already threatening to score a go-ahead run. But instead, Davis Schneider got himself thrown out at the plate in a questionable send from third-base coach Carlos Febles.</p><p>In the bottom of the 11th, Freeman already had a golden opportunity to win the game for the Dodgers, with Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts on base. Freeman proceeded to fly out to left field. In the 13th, Freeman came on with the bases loaded, and he sent a deep fly ball to the warning track, only to be caught by Daulton Varsho.</p><p>The Blue Jays were knocking on the door in the 18th, with Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Varsho advancing to third and second base, respectively, after a wild pitch from Will Klein. Klein stranded those runners by striking out Tyler Heineman.</p><p>If anything, both bullpens deserve plenty of credit for keeping the score tied for that long.</p><h2><b>Dodgers win bullpen war of attrition against the Blue Jays</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blue-Jays-Dodgers-set-World-Series-history-in-Game-3-marathon.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>If given the choice, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-most-to-blame-for-18th-inning-world-series-game-3-loss">Blue Jays manager John Schneider certainly would not have gone</a> with Brendon Little to end the game. Alas, Little was the only bullpen arm remaining for Toronto, so he had no choice but to call upon him even though he already had some shaky moments earlier in the postseason.</p><p>Little barely got through the 17th before he allowed Freeman to end the game with one swing. Meanwhile, Klein pitched four innings and got the win for the Dodgers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays, Dodgers set World Series history in Game 3 marathon

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-exhausted-fans-celebrate-world-series-hero-freddie-freeman-for-walkoff-hr');   ga('set', 'title', 'Exhausted Dodgers fans celebrate World Series hero Freddie Freeman for walk-off HR');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dodgers-first-baseman-Freddie-Freeman-5-celebrates-with-teammates.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Exhausted Dodgers fans celebrate World Series hero Freddie Freeman for walk-off HR</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T00:27:48-07:00">October 28th, 12:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T06:04:14-07:00">October 28th, 6:04am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It may have taken the Los Angeles Dodgers nearly two full games’ worth of innings, but they finally did it. They outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays in an 18-inning marathon, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-toronto-connection-world-series">Freddie Freeman dealing the decisive blow</a> — a walk-off home run on a full-count sinker in the middle of the zone from Brendon Little — to give the Dodgers a 6-5 win on the night and a 2-1 lead in the 2025 World Series.</p><p>Extra innings were quite frustrating for the Dodgers; the Blue Jays were always giving them a free baserunner whenever Shohei Ohtani was up to bat, and yet they couldn’t capitalize. Even Freeman had some missed opportunities to end the game, and so did Mookie Betts. But in the end, the Dodgers prevailed and have now taken control of the series — much to the delight of Dodgers fans on social media who stayed up just to watch their team complete the marathon victory.</p><p>Freeman, in particular, drew so much praise from fans on X (formerly Twitter), as he had yet another World Series moment that fans will remember him by even long after he’s retired.</p><p>“Freddie Freeman not only deserves a statue but also direct possession of all revenue stemming from his jersey sales and anything involving his likeliness till the day he f**king dies,” @PukaMVP <a href="https://x.com/PukaMVP/status/1983070861046304842" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.</p><p>“bottom of the 18th inning of world series game 3, tied 5-5 for the past 11 innings, full count, been playing for over 6.5 hours.. freddie: *hits a walk-off home run* freddie freeman you absolute legend,” @mandysurn <a href="https://x.com/mandysurn/status/1983070818658926828" rel="noopener">added</a>.</p><p>“Freddie Freeman’s clutch gene is off the charts. Dude’s writing his own chapter in World Series history. Absolute legend,” @0xRavaillac <a href="https://x.com/0xRavaillac/status/1983070342072676548" rel="noopener">furthered</a>.</p><p>“they’re gonna build a freddie freeman statue and it’s gonna be made of porcelain,” @gabaghouuul <a href="https://x.com/gabaghouuul/status/1983069866581209465" rel="noopener">noted</a>.</p><p>“I need a Freddie freeman statue outside of Dodger stadium by tomorrow,” @MiaAgraviador <a href="https://x.com/MiaAgraviador/status/1983069844095565865" rel="noopener">expressed</a>.</p><h2><b>Freddie Freeman does it again for the Dodgers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Los-Angeles-Dodgers-first-baseman-Freddie-Freeman-5-prepares-to-bat.jpg"><figcaption>© Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Last year, Freeman came to the plate in Game 1 of the World Series with the bases loaded for the Dodgers. The New York Yankees decided to pitch to Freeman instead, with lefty Nestor Cortes on the mound. What followed was one of the greatest moments in postseason history, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-freddie-freeman-game-1-walk-off-grand-slam-nestor-cortes">Freeman walked-off the Yankees with a grand slam</a>, setting things in motion for the Dodgers’ World Series win.</p><p>A year later, Freeman is back at it again, this time hitting a solo, walk-off homer to give the Dodgers the lead in the series. And it looks like LA is on its way to winning two consecutive World Series titles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Exhausted Dodgers fans celebrate World Series hero Freddie Freeman for walk-off HR

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-clayton-kershaw-personal-history-extra-innings-world-series-out');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clayton Kershaw makes personal history with extra innings World Series out');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Clayton-Kershaw_8089b4.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Clayton Kershaw makes personal history with extra innings World Series out</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T22:41:34-07:00">October 27th, 10:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T23:02:53-07:00">October 27th, 11:02pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is a veteran editor and writer for print and digital media. He also created and oversaw video and event production departments for legacy media brands. Mike is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays provided fans with some bonus World Series baseball in Game 3. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-proves-inevitable-game-3-tying-vs-blue-jays">Shohei Ohtani tied the game</a> 5-5 in the seventh inning with his second home run of the night. But runs were hard to come by after that as Game 3 headed to extra innings.</p><p>The Dodgers ran into trouble in the 12th inning as Emmet Sheehan loaded the bases with two outs. Dave Roberts decided to go to the bullpen, calling on Clayton Kershaw to get LA out of the jam.</p><p>The legendary Dodgers lefty has had a Hall of Fame career. But Kershaw is not known for his postseason success. However, in Game 3, he came through for Los Angeles. With Nathan Lukes at the plate, Kershaw induced an inning-ending ground out to second. The 18th-year veteran did his job and made some personal history as well. The Game 3 outing was Kershaw’s first extra-inning World Series appearance.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">CLAYTON KERSHAW WORKS OUT OF A BASES-LOADED JAM 🔥<a href="https://t.co/dtlwfshqCW">pic.twitter.com/dtlwfshqCW</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1983032159964107113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Dodgers call on </b><b>Clayton Kershaw </b><b>in 12th inning of Game 3 </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Clayton-Kershaw-2_2c3513.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-clayton-kershaw-retire-after-2025-season">Kershaw announced that he would retire</a> at the end of the season. And, considering that he’s not part of Roberts’ World Series rotation, his clutch Game 3 performance could be the final appearance of the three-time Cy Young winner’s career.</p><p>It’s certainly an improvement over the last time fans saw Kershaw pitch. Roberts brought the 11-time All-Star out of the bullpen in Game 3 of the NLDS. And the Philadelphia Phillies <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-fans-blast-clayton-kershaw-dodgers-loss-nlds-game-3-phillies">lit Kershaw up in a nightmare outing</a>. He allowed five runs (4 earned) on six hits (two home runs) and three walks in two innings of work.</p><p>Game 3 of the NLDS was the only playoff contest the Dodgers lost prior to Game 1 of the World Series. It was also Kershaw’s only postseason appearance before his bases loaded heroics in the World Series.</p><p>Kershaw’s performance against the Blue Jays is all the more impressive given his career postseason stats. While the 37-year-old hurler is unquestionably one of the greatest pitchers of his generation, he owns a career 4.63 ERA and 1.146 WHIP in the postseason.</p><p>But Kershaw came up big for the Dodgers in Game 3. If it is the baseball world’s last look at the venerable lefty, it’s a fitting farewell.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clayton Kershaw makes personal history with extra innings World Series out

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-cc-sabathia-shohei-ohtani-declaration');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers fans will love CC Sabathia’s 3-word Shohei Ohtani declaration');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Ohtani-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers fans will love CC Sabathia’s 3-word Shohei Ohtani declaration</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T22:37:28-07:00">October 27th, 10:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T22:37:28-07:00">October 27th, 10:37pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays are locked in a World Series classic still underway Monday night, as Shohei Ohtani once again stole the spotlight. In the seventh inning of Game 3 at Dodger Stadium, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-proves-inevitable-game-3-tying-vs-blue-jays">Ohtani launched a game-tying</a> solo home run — his eighth of the postseason — matching Corey Seager’s franchise record for most homers in a single playoff run.</p><p>That moment drew immediate praise from across the baseball world, none bigger than from 2009 World Series champion CC Sabathia. The New York Yankees legend took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) account with a simple three-word <a href="https://x.com/CC_Sabathia/status/1983005302904766833" rel="noopener">message</a> that perfectly captured what many fans were already thinking.</p><p>“Best. Player. Ever!!!!”</p><p>The post exploded across social media, with Dodgers fans’ reactions ranging from disbelief to pure celebration. Within minutes, the tweet racked up over 100,000 views and hundreds of quote-posts. For many, it felt like validation from a Hall of Famer who’s performed on baseball’s biggest stage before.</p><p>Sabathia’s timing made the post hit even harder. It came just moments after the two-way superstar crushed his second home run of the night — a 401-foot shot to left field off a 97.6 mph fastball from Seranthony Dominguez in the bottom of the seventh. The blast left Ohtani’s bat at 107.8 mph and tied the game 5-5, a moment that instantly felt historic inside Dodger Stadium.</p><p>As World Series Game 3 moves into the 15th inning, the legend of Ohtani continues to grow. The 31-year-old superstar has been unstoppable at the plate, reaching base in all seven trips with two home runs, two doubles, and three walks. His dominance has turned a tense night at Dodger Stadium into another chapter of postseason history for the Dodgers and their global icon.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-wins-nlcs-mvp-insane-game-4-performance">Ohtani’s excellence</a> had the crowd standing for every pitch. Each at-bat carried a sense of history, a feeling that fans were witnessing one of the greatest single-game performances ever by a Dodgers superstar.</p><p>For the franchise and its fans, Sabathia’s post carried more than flattery — it was acknowledgment. Even from a rival, the 31-year-old superstar’s greatness transcends team colors and leagues. In a postseason filled with unforgettable moments, one swing and one post united baseball under the same conclusion. Ohtani isn’t just elite, he’s defining an era.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers fans will love CC Sabathia’s 3-word Shohei Ohtani declaration

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-tommy-edman-throw-world-series-game-3');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Tommy Edman matches Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with inning-saving World Series throw');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Tommy-Edman-and-Shohei-Ohtani-.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Tommy Edman matches Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with inning-saving World Series throw</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T21:52:35-07:00">October 27th, 9:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T21:53:16-07:00">October 27th, 9:53pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the top of the ninth inning of Game 3 of the 2025 World Series, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-tommy-edman-return-center-field">Tommy Edman</a> made a game-saving defensive play. With the score tied 5–5, and tension high at Dodger Stadium, he threw out the go-ahead run at third for the second out of the inning, keeping the game tied.</p><p>With a runner on first and one out, a popup floated into shallow right field. The veteran infielder broke hard toward the foul line, slid on the edge of the outfield grass, and made the catch just above the turf. In one motion, he popped up and fired a one-hop strike to third, nailing the go-ahead runner for the second out of the inning.</p><p>MLB later shared the highlight on their official X account (formerly known as Twitter), <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1983013550424564078" rel="noopener">showcasing the full sequence</a> — Edman’s full-speed slide, the quick transfer, and the perfect throw that preserved the tie in the ninth.</p><p>“3-4-5</p><p>TOMMY EDMAN MAKES AN UNREAL PLAY! #WORLDSERIES”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">3-4-5</p><p>TOMMY EDMAN MAKES AN UNREAL PLAY! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WORLDSERIES?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WORLDSERIES</a> <a href="https://t.co/13CnBCWXlF">pic.twitter.com/13CnBCWXlF</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1983013550424564078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The crowd at Chavez Ravine exploded. Instead of runners on the corners with one out, the Dodgers had two outs and the threat erased.</p><p>The momentum swing was instant. The Dodgers’ dugout erupted as teammates met Edman near the baseline, fired up after a defensive sequence that flipped the inning and ignited the home crowd.</p><p>MLB Network’s Jon Morosi weighed in on social media as well, putting the defensive brilliance of Edman and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. <a href="https://x.com/jonmorosi/status/1983014137761341863">into perspective</a> during a wild Game 3.</p><p>“Not sure I’ve ever seen a #WorldSeries game with 2 throws from the right side of the infield like Vlad &amp; Edman.</p><p>Epic night of baseball.”</p><p>Now in the bottom of the 12th, the game remains tied 5–5. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-tommy-edman-phillies-pay-huge-hr-ranger-suarez-move">Edman’s play</a> in the ninth remains the defining moment so far — a heads-up, high-pressure sequence that might be remembered as the turning point of the World Series if the Dodgers find a way to take this one.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Tommy Edman matches Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with inning-saving World Series throw

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-proves-inevitable-game-3-tying-vs-blue-jays');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani proves he’s inevitable with clutch HR to tie Game 3 vs. Blue Jays');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Shohei-Ohtani-5.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani proves he’s inevitable with clutch HR to tie Game 3 vs. Blue Jays</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T20:26:44-07:00">October 27th, 8:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T20:26:44-07:00">October 27th, 8:26pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After turning in one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-wins-nlcs-mvp-insane-game-4-performance">single-greatest playoff performances in MLB history</a> in the NLCS, perennial MVP Shohei Ohtani did it again for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-electrifies-dodger-stadium-world-series-homer-max-schurzer">Los Angeles Dodgers fans in Game 3 of the World Series</a>.</p><p>How, one may ask, could someone follow up a game where they hit three home runs while recording double-digit strikeouts on the mound? Well, by connecting on all four of his first at-bats, recording two doubles and two home runs to score three runs in the game, including the moon shot that<a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1983005050474770687" rel="noopener"> tied everything up at 5-5 in the seventh</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">SHOHEI OHTANI HITS ANOTHER HOME RUN TO TIE THE GAME 🔥<a href="https://t.co/WW30b6n6cz">pic.twitter.com/WW30b6n6cz</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1983005050474770687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With numbers on par with some of the very best to ever do it, where does Ohtani sit in that pantheon of MLB performers? Well, according to Talkin’ Baseball, Ohtani is only the second player in MLB history to <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1983006696508096677" rel="noopener">hit eight home runs in the playoffs</a>, tied with the elietest of the elite.</p><p>“Shohei Ohtani’s eight home runs are tied for the second most in a single postseason throughout MLB history,” Talkin’ Baseball shared. “Randy Arozarena holds the record with 10 in 2020. Carlos Beltran, Barry Bonds, Nelson Cruz, Adolis Garcia, and Corey Seager are the others with eight.”</p><p>Can Ohtani actually gun for Arozaren‘s record, putting up 10 or even 11 homers before the Fall Classic ends one way or the other? It’s hard to say, but with plenty more at-bats set to come for the three-time MVP, one thing is clear: it’s not <i>if</i> Ohtani will do something amazing for the Dodgers, but when the inevitable happens and he etches his name in baseball history once more.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani proves he’s inevitable with clutch HR to tie Game 3 vs. Blue Jays

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-teoscar-hernandez-hits-crazy-bat-flip-after-world-series-game-3-home-run');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez hits crazy bat flip after World Series Game 3 home run');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Teoscar-Hernandez-swing.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez hits crazy bat flip after World Series Game 3 home run</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T18:41:52-07:00">October 27th, 6:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T18:44:01-07:00">October 27th, 6:44pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers needed a tone setter on offense in Game 3 of the World Series. Teoscar Hernandez handed them that against the Toronto Blue Jays — featuring a crazy bat flip after the home run.</p><p>Hernandez faced a 2-2 (two balls and two strikes) count against former Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer. The right-handed hitter, however, got fans rising out of their feet on the fifth pitch. Hernandez then turned to his dugout and epically flipped the bat that direction.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TEOSCAR HERNANDEZ HOMERS TO GIVE THE DODGERS THE EARLY LEAD 💥<a href="https://t.co/lHl5liCYCx">pic.twitter.com/lHl5liCYCx</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1982971562455429164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Chavez Ravine exploded in euphoria as Hernandez took his laps around each base. The solo blast traveled 412 feet towards left field and placed L.A. up 1-0 early on. Hernandez smacked the HR off an 86 mph slider from Toronto’s Game 3 starter Scherzer.</p><p>Surprisingly, the HR is now Hernandez’s <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/33377/teoscar-hernandez" rel="noopener">first official hit of this WS</a>. But home runs erupted right after on the side of the visitors.</p><h2>How Blue Jays responded to Teoscar Hernandez home run vs. Dodgers</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Teoscar-Hernandez-looking-up.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-world-series-concession-shohei-ohtani-contract">Shohei Ohtani</a> followed Hernandez’s rip with his 389-foot HR over right field — putting L.A. up 2-0 in the bottom of the third.</p><p>The fourth inning witnessed the Blue Jays’ bats come alive, though.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-bo-bichette-tyler-glasnow-world-series-game-3">L.A. starter Tyler Glasnow</a> faced Alejandro Kirk with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette on base. Kirk sent the baseball flying on the first pitch from Glasnow in the top of the fourth — traveling 394 feet to center field and catapulting Toronto to the lead.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ALEJANDRO KIRK PUTS THE BLUE JAYS AHEAD WITH A 3-RUN HOMER 👋<a href="https://t.co/10Za0hQncT">pic.twitter.com/10Za0hQncT</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1982980787772576214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Andres Gimenez added to Toronto’s newfound momentum — by hitting this sacrifice fly RBI that lured Kirk home.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andres Gimenez keeps the momentum going to make it 4-2 for the Blue Jays 👏<a href="https://t.co/x7ereoaKVV">pic.twitter.com/x7ereoaKVV</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1982982793417420940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Toronto kept Scherzer on the mound for the fourth, as he faced the team he played the 2021 MLB season with. The Blue Jays kept their 4-2 lead in the top of the fifth after the Hernandez smack.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Los Angeles
Dodgers NEWS

LOS ANGELES

DODGERS

Los AngelesDodgers NEWS

LOS ANGELES

DODGERS

Los Angeles
Dodgers NEWS