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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays didn’t just play a baseball game — they played a marathon.
The Dodgers edged the Blue Jays 6-5 in 18 innings Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium in Game 3 of the World Series. The game lasted a full six hours and 39 minutes.
Dodgers star first baseman Freddie Freeman crushed a home run in the bottom of the 18th. inning to send the fans home happy.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays will meet in the 2025 World Series. (FOX)
The Dodgers-Blue Jays thriller set the record for the longest game in World Series history.
Dodgers fans are no strangers to long World Series games, as the game they pitched was their own. The Dodgers and Boston Red Sox also went 18 innings in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series. The Red Sox won the 2018 World Series four games to one.
DODGERS’ FREDDIE FREEMAN HITS WALK-OFF HOME RUN FOR WORLD SERIES GAME 3 WIN IN 18-INNING CLASSIC
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman celebrates his walk-off home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the 18th inning of Game 3 of the World Series in Los Angeles on Oct. 27, 2025. (Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)
Country artist Brad Paisley, who is also a big Dodgers fan, sang the national anthem prior to both Game 3 of the 2018 World Series and Game 3 of the 2025 World Series. Paisley sang the national anthem prior to Game 2 of the 2017 World Series and Game 1 of the 2024 World Series, and both of those respective games also went to extra innings (11 and 10 innings).
Here is a list of the five longest World Series games in MLB history:
- 18 innings, 2018 World Series, Game 3, Dodgers beat Red Sox 3-2
- 18 innings, 2025 World Series, Game 3, Dodgers beat Blue Jays 6-5
- 14 innings, 2015 World Series, Game 1, Kansas City Royals beat New York Mets 5-4
- 14 innings, 2005 World Series, Game 3, Chicago White Sox beat Houston Astros 7-5
- 14 innings, 1916 World Series, Game 2, Red Sox beat Brooklyn Robins (now Dodgers) 2-1
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani celebrates his victory against the Toronto Blue Jays during the 18th inning of Game 3 of the World Series in Los Angeles on Oct. 27, 2025. (Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)
The Dodgers and Blue Jays have a quick turnaround as Game 4 is set for 7 p.m. 8 p.m. ET, and will air exclusively on FOX.
