Mets and Yankees fans can probably agree on one thing. Neither want to see Freddie Freeman up in a big spot. Freeman, still dealing with a sprained right ankle, hit the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
Mets and Yankees fans can probably agree on one thing.
Neither want to see Freddie Freeman up in a big spot.
The former Braves star, who has tormented the Mets for years, had his first truly big swing against the Yankees on Friday night — and what a swing it was.
Freeman, still dealing with a sprained right ankle, hit the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
His no-doubt, two-out blast off Nestor Cortes Jr. sent the Dodgers to a 6-3, 10-inning, Game 1 victory.
It was his Kirk Gibson moment, 36 years after the hobbled slugger’s pinch-hit home run against the A’s won Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.
“It felt like nothing, just kind of floating,” the star first baseman said. “Those are the kind of things, when you’re five years old with your two older brothers and you’re playing wiffleball in the backyard, those are the scenarios you dream about — two outs, bases loaded in a World Series game.
