Game 3 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays that put the series 2-1 in the series for the Angelenos after nearly 7 hours of play was not only one of the longest in MLB history, but left a number of records unheard of in more than a century of competition.
The 18 innings played Monday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, which resulted in a 6-5 victory for the home side, matched the highest innings in MLB World Series history, which had taken place in the same stadium in 2018.
Ohtani breaks historical records
Then, the Dodgers beat the Boston Red Sox with a decisive home run in the bottom of the 18th inning, with the same outcome as last night.
However, that game against Boston exceeded seven hours in length.
Last night’s event lasted 6 hours and 39 minutes.
The Dodgers-Azulejos matchup also saw Japan’s Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers’ top star, break several records never before seen in the postseason and in a World Series.
Ohtani’s two home runs made him the first player to hit multiple homers in three different playoff games.
He also reached base nine times in the game, an MLB playoff record.
And he was the first player to receive four intentional base on balls in a postseason game.
Freeman and the record number of pitchers in the SM
The extended length of the game also posed a challenge for both teams from the mound.
Between the Dodgers and Blue Jays, they used 19 pitchers, matching the highest mark in the postseason, and nearly left them without relief pitchers.
The 609 pitches thrown during the game were the most since 2000, according to MLB.
Finally, Freddie Freeman became the first player in World Series history to hit two walk-off home runs.
In addition to last night, he also did it in last year’s World Series against the New York Yankees.
With information from EFE
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