The memories, joyful and painful, will endure.
In Game 1 of last year’s World Series, Freddie Freeman hit the first walk-off grand slam in the 120-year history of the Fall Classic. The shot at Dodger Stadium immediately joined the list of indelible Series walk-offs — Joe Carter in 1993, Kirk Gibson in 1988, Bill Mazeroski in 1960. And it was all the more improbable considering Freeman was playing with broken rib cartilage and a right ankle injury that would require surgery.
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Five months later, the recollections of the participants remain vivid.
“Hands-down the best sports moment I’ve ever witnessed,” Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
“I wanted to throw up,” New York
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