<!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

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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

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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="2025-10-28T09:38:09-07:00">October 28th, 9:38am</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 1956-1966. 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>During his later years, Koufax has become largely reclusive. So seeing him front and center at Dodger Stadium was a sight to be hold.</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

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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>

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