October 27, 2025, is a day for the Baseball history books. In a whopping 18-inning match-up—tied for the longest World Series game—the LA Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays just before the clock struck midnight. Freddie Freeman, arguably the Dodgers’ most clutch player, hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th to bring the series score to 2-1 Dodgers. Other notable names from the game include: Shohei Ohtani, Will Klein, and Clayton Kershaw.
Shohei Ohtani, in his usual fashion, was a game-changing player with unbelievable stats to back him up. Ohtani had 2 home runs and two doubles, and he reached the bases nine times—the first player in history to do so in a postseason game. Will Klein stepped up to the mound and proved his worth, becoming a surprising hero of the game. Klein entered the game in extra innings and threw 72 pitches, his career high, over the course of four innings. He successfully made a name for himself by restraining the Blue Jays to 5 points. Clayton Kershaw, one of the best pitchers of all time, who announced that this season would be his last, had one last hurrah in which he saved the Dodgers from what could have been a Blue Jays win. Kershaw entered the game midway through the top of the 12th inning. The Blue Jays’ bases were loaded, and yet Kershaw worked his magic, and the Dodgers escaped the inning with no Blue Jay points.
The Blue Jays played their hearts out, but it wasn’t quite good enough to beat the Dodgers. However, the games took a turn on October 27th when the Blue Jays returned for the win. Finished in just shy of three hours and nine innings, the Blue Jays were able to even the score of the World Series again. With the final score being 6-2, the Blue Jays over the Dodgers, it was a “giant headache” of a loss, according to the Los Angeles Times, and a “bounceback” win, according to MLB.
Marcus Hsu, a seventh grader who attended the game, “[thinks] the Dodgers lost because they were exhausted from game three, and [he wishes] both teams would’ve gotten a longer break.” Although the Dodgers started strong in the second inning with a lead of 1-0, a sacrifice fly from Kiké Hernández, the top of the third inning quickly changed the course of the game. With a runner on first base, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays was able to hit a 365-foot, two-run home run off Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers’ starting pitcher, to put them ahead 2-1. This home run boosted morale in the team and showcased the team’s resilience after a devastating loss.
“Even though it was disappointing to go to a game where the Dodgers lost, the energy there was unmatched,” explains Hsu. Despite the Dodgers’ loss, this was not the end of the World Series, and they had more chances to redeem themselves.
