MLB World Series Game 3: LA Dodgers beat Toronto Blue Jays in 18-innings epic - BBC Sport

Freddie Freeman hits a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven World Series, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an epic game.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Freddie Freeman, a World Series winner with the Atlanta Braves in 2021 and the Dodgers in 2024, holds dual Canadian-American citizenship

Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven World Series, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an epic game lasting more than six-and-a-half hours.

It was the joint longest postseason game in Major League Baseball history in terms of innings, with no runs scored between the seventh and 18th innings.

Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani also hit two home runs, but the night belonged to first baseman Freeman, who won the Most Valuable Player award as the Dodgers won last year's World Series.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had apologised earlier on Monday, external after complaining about travel delays while returning from the opening two games in Canada, but was finally able to enjoy home comforts as his side won the first of three games at Dodger Stadium.