Social media detectives noticed an eerie coincidence about Freddie Freeman’s walk-off home run in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series last night.
The Los Angeles Dodgers were trailing the New York Yankees 3-2 in the bottom of the 10th inning. Freddie Freeman had the bases loaded with two outs when he came up to the plate and belted the first pitch from Nestor Cortés into right field for a walk-off grand slam:
Freeman’s game-winning grand slam on Friday night has drawn comparisons to Kirk Gibson’s iconic walk-off home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series between the Dodgers and Oakland Athletics.
Gibson, like Freeman, crushed the walk-off homer into the right field seats at Dodger Stadium. Gibson was battling painful injuries (a pulled left hamstring and swollen right knee) when he hit the homer, and Freeman has been fighting through a swollen right ankle for several weeks.
If all these coincidences aren’t mind-blowing enough for you? As several social media detectives pointed out, Freddie Freeman’s grand slam and Kirk Gibson’s walk-off homer both happened at 8:37 p.m. pacific time. Seriously!
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The Dodgers, of course, went on to win the 1988 World Series in five games. Will Freddie Freeman’s big moment lead Los Angeles to their second World Series title of the decade? Stay tuned.
Freddie Freeman Has Been Worth Every Penny For Dodgers
After Atlanta’s surprising choice to not re-sign the franchise face, Freeman signed a six-year deal with the Dodgers ahead of the 2022 season worth $162 million. And so far, the future Hall of Famer has been worth every cent of the deal.
Freeman, Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani have formed baseball’s best trio by a considerable margin. Regardless of how the World Series plays out, it already feels like the Dodgers are poised to win multiple championships with the three future Hall of Famers.
