Dodgers look to take commanding World Series lead after Freddie Freeman's heroic efforts in Game 1

The New York Yankees are playing the Los Angeles Dodgers in this year’s World Series, and over the last 50 games their record is 25-25 when facing one another. Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, Mark Schlereth, and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred discuss the...

A Hollywood writer couldn’t have scripted Freddie Freeman’s moment any better.

Battered and bruised by an ankle injury earlier in the postseason, the first baseman hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman celebrates his walk-off grand slam home run against the New York Yankees during the 10th inning in Game 1 of the baseball World Series, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Freeman became the first player in MLB history to accomplish the heroic feat in a World Series game. Additionally, it was 36 years ago that Kirk Gibson hit a walk-off home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series against the Oakland Athletics.

"When you get told you do something like that in this game that’s been around a very long time -- I love the history of this game, to be a part of it, it’s special," he said after the game, via MLB.com. "I’ve been playing this game a long time, and to come up in those moments, you dream about those moments. Even when you’re 35 and been in the league for 15 years, you want to be a part of those."

Los Angeles will have a 1-0 lead when its players take the field for Game 2 on Saturday night. The game begins at 8:08 p.m. ET and can be seen on FOX.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman (5) celebrates with Mookie Betts (50) after hitting a game-winning grand slam against the New York Yankees