{"id":351140,"date":"2025-11-02T21:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T21:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/351140\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T21:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T21:13:11","slug":"history-at-every-turn-highlights-from-the-2025-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/351140\/","title":{"rendered":"History at every turn: Highlights from the 2025 World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">That. Was. Incredible. And I\u2019m not just talking about the World Series win. I\u2019m talking about Freddie Freeman\u2019s homer. Miguel Rojas\u2019 defense. Yoshinobu Yamamoto\u2019s complete games. The whole postseason, from beginning to end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Each game had a historic moment, a top-10 highlight, and every emotion possible. Here are some favorite moments, win by win.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Game 2: Yamamoto does it again<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/strong> started earning his World Series MVP award in Game 2. Even though it took him 23 pitches to get through the first inning, he managed a second consecutive complete game\u2014the second Dodger to accomplish that in the postseason since Orel Hershiser in 1988\u2014and retired 20 straight in the process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Oh, and <strong>Will Smith<\/strong> and <strong>Max Muncy<\/strong> crushed a couple of homers to help the Dodgers take the lead, with Smith driving in three of the team\u2019s five runs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/packaged-media.redd.it\/apmxqz0kddxf1\/pb\/m2-res_720p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&amp;v=1&amp;e=1762095600&amp;s=2387fe6025820c62d7361c4c7bcf2d98a0c9023d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:View Link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">View Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Game 3: Heroes familiar and new<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This 18-inning marathon was a true testament of just how good the Dodgers and Blue Jays were this year. This game\u2019s major highlight is, of course, <strong>Freddie Freeman\u2019s<\/strong> walk-off homer, allowing the Dodgers to take the lead in the series. It\u2019s Freeman\u2019s second big homer in a World Series after last year\u2019s Kirk Gibson impression, and this one was just as good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But we also need to give relief pitcher <strong>Will Klein<\/strong> his flowers. Klein was the 10th pitcher of the night, pitched longer than he ever has in pro ball, and kept all four of his relief innings scoreless to propel the Dodgers to victory. His previous career high? Three innings\u2014in High-A.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But wait, there\u2019s more! <strong>Shohei Ohtani<\/strong> reached base nine times, breaking the World Series record of six times on base, making some history of his own. Ohtani also:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">tied a World Series record with four extra-base hits in a game, matching Frank Isbell\u2019s record set in 1906.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">provided game-tying runs on his second double and second home runs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">tied the Dodgers record for home runs in the postseason with eight homers in 13 games (Corey Seager hit eight in 2020, but it took him 18 games).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">Then he started on the mound the next day. All in a day\u2019s work!<\/p>\n<p>Game 6: A true team effort<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThis is what you live for,\u201d manager Dave Roberts said before Friday\u2019s game. \u201cYou want to be a part of this, you want to be in this moment, this game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And this was a good one. <strong>Tyler Glasnow<\/strong> got the final three outs on three pitches thanks to a beautiful double play courtesy of <strong>Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> and <strong>Miguel Rojas<\/strong>. Does that all count as one highlight, or two?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">All this happened against the backdrop of another gem from Yamamoto, who only allowed 11 runs over 10 starts by the end of the game, and more offensive power from Smith and <strong>Mookie Betts<\/strong>, who cashed in two runs in the top of the third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And this also happened:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"content-blockquote\"\/>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Game 7: Where do we even begin?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Yamamoto may have pitched the Dodgers to victory, but Smith played a big role, too. He caught more innings than any catcher in a World Series\u2014all 73 innings of this one, which included two extra-inning games\u2014and blasted the game-winning run in the 11th inning of Game 7. In between, he consistently performed with the bat in his hands and provided key run support when the Dodgers needed it most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I said before the game that Rojas was due for some big hits, and he had two last night: a single to chase starter Max Scherzer from the game, and a home run that tied it up in the ninth.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I also appreciated <strong>Andy Pages<\/strong> running Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez over to make a game-saving catch in the ninth\u2014which Hern\u00e1ndez didn\u2019t even realize was a game-saver until later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI was just down because I thought we lost,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/miguel-rojas-andy-pages-key-to-dodgers-game-7-victory\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And of course, there\u2019s <strong>Justin Wrobleski<\/strong>. The reliever retired four out of six batters faced with two strikeouts and then tried to join the Joe Kelly Fight Club via an attitude-filled response to Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez, who got hit by a pitch after nearly getting hit by the previous one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">There\u2019s also my personal highlight: My family was in town for a visit, and we got to watch Game 7 and scream and yell and jump up and down on the couch together for 11 innings. Just had to put that out there (hi, Dad!).<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ok, give me your highlights in the comments \u2014 I know I missed a bunch. With history at every turn, it\u2019s hard to keep track. Lucky us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"That. Was. Incredible. And I\u2019m not just talking about the World Series win. 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