Dodgers and Blue Jays offer epic World Series game

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A sleeping giant finally woke up 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 victory in Game 3 of the World Series over the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5. He became the first player in MLB postseason history to hit multiple home runs in the World Series. He did it in Game 1 last year against the New York Yankees.

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

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

Toronto made a couple of risky decisions on the basepaths that led to outs. It was worth it at the time to try to finish the game, but the defensive plays of Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernández could have ended any hope of a Blue Jays victory.

The game may not have even smelt 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 will pitch in Game 4 on Tuesday night, less than 24 hours after Freeman hit the home run.

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

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

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Dodgers reliever Will Klein also played a big role in Los Angeles’ victory. Klein pitched four scoreless innings of baseball and struck out five. He threw 72 pitches, second 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 with his first home run of the night in the third inning. But those were Scherzer’s only two flaws.

The veteran star pitcher secured the record on the way home. He was hit for three earned runs and five hits in 4.1 innings.

Toronto fought back at the top of the fourth.

Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run homer off Tyler Glasnow to give Toronto the lead. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette scored on the dinger. Later, Andrés Giménez scored Addison Barger with a sacrifice fly.

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 RBI double by Ohtani and an RBI single by Freddie Freeman tied the game in the bottom of the fifth. But Bichette singled off Guerrero to regain the lead.

Of course, Ohtani had the opportunity to make an even bigger impact. With no one left in the bottom of the seventh, Ohtani hit a monster home run off Seranthony Dominguez to tie the game once again.