Dodgers, Blue Jays deliver epic World Series play

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A sleeping giant finally awoke late Monday night on the West Coast and early Tuesday morning on the East Coast.

Freddie Freeman came to the plate in the bottom of the 18th. inning and hit a solo home run to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a World Series Game 3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5. He became the first player in MLB Postseason history to hit multiple walk-off home runs in the World Series. He did it in Game 1 last year against the New York Yankees.

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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman celebrates his walk off home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the 18th inning of Game 3 of baseball’s World Series, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

The marathon could have ended at any point between the 10th and 18th innings. The Dodgers had a big chance in the bottom of the 13th. Freeman came up to bat with the bases loaded and hit the ball as far as he could hit it before it was tracked down by a Blue Jays outfielder.

Toronto made a few risky decisions on the basepaths that led to outs. It was worth it at the time to try to close out the game, but defensive plays from Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernandez were able to shut down any hope of a Blue Jays victory.

The game might not have even sniffed extra innings without the play of Shohei Ohtani.

Ohtani hit two home runs in a 4-for-4 night for the Dodgers. He reached base safely nine times, setting a World Series record. Ohtani is set to pitch in Game 4 on Tuesday night — less than 24 hours from when Freeman hit the home run.

“I want to sleep as soon as possible so I can get ready,” Ohtani told FOX’s Tom Verducci through an interpreter.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani celebrates his home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the seventh inning of Game 3 of baseball’s World Series, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Dodgers reliever Will Klein also played a massive role in Los Angeles’ victory. Klein pitched four innings of scoreless baseball and struck out five. He threw 72 pitches — the most of the night behind starter Tyler Glasnow.

Hernandez started Los Angeles with a solo home run off Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer in the second inning. Ohtani followed that up with his first home run of the night in the third inning. But those were the only two blemishes for Scherzer.

The veteran star hurler locked up the record on the way home. He was hit for three earned runs on five hits in 4.1 innings.

Toronto struck back in the top of the fourth.

Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run home run off Tyler Glasnow to give Toronto the lead. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette scored on the dinger. Later, Andres Gimenez scored Addison Barger on a sacrifice bunt.

Toronto Blue Jays’ Alejandro Kirk celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the fourth inning of Game 3 of baseball’s World Series, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

An Ohtani RBI double and a Freddie Freeman RBI single ended the game in the bottom of the fifth. But Bichette beat Guerrero home to take back the lead.

Of course, Ohtani had a chance to make even more of an impact. With nobody on in the bottom of the seventh, Ohtani hit a monster home run off Seranthony Dominguez to tie the game again.