NEW YORK -- Freddie Freeman began the World Series with a historic ending. Five nights later, Freeman was in the middle of a five-run rally in the fifth inning, and he and the Los Angeles Dodgers later celebrated deep into the night. Freeman and the Dodgers secured the eighth title in franchise history Wednesday night by overcoming a five-run deficit for a 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 5.
The decisive run scored on Mookie Betts' tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, one pitch after Shohei Ohtani reached on catcher's interference. Freeman homered in each of the first four games and was unanimously named MVP. He delivered on the biggest stage after he was slowed by a sprained right ankle in the first two rounds of the playoffs.
The first baseman began the series with the first game-ending grand slam in Fall Classic history when he connected off Nestor Cortes in the 10th inning following an intentional walk to Betts. In his second World Series clincher, Freeman hit a two-run single with two outs in the fifth before Teoscar Hernandez lined a tying two-run double. Both hits came on 1-2 counts.
Freeman batted .300 (6-for-20) in the series with 12 RBIs, tying Bobby Richardson (1960 Yankees) for the most in a single World Series. He helped the Dodgers beat the Yankees in the Fall Classic for the fourth time and third time since moving from Brooklyn following the 1957 season.
"We're obviously resilient, but there's so much love in the clubhouse that won this .
