Dodgers fans will love GM's lasting memory of Freddie Freeman World Series grand slam

It's hard to believe that nearly two months have passed since Freddie Freeman hit the only walk-off grand slam in World Series history in Game 1 of the Fall Classic against the New York Yankees.

With the Los Angeles Dodgers down a run heading into the bottom of the 10th inning, Gavin Lux and Tommy Edman both reached base with one out. At that point, it looked like they were, at the very least, going to extend the game another inning, prompting the Yankees to bring Néstor Cortes in to pitch.

However, Shohei Ohtani fouled out on the first pitch he saw, and suddenly, the Dodgers were down to their final out. With the southpaw Cortes on the mound and runners at second and third (they advanced on the foul fly), the Yankees then opted to intentionally walk Mookie Betts to get to Freeman with the bases loaded.

The rest, as they say, is history — literally. Freeman connected with the first pitch he saw from Cortes, a 92.5 mph fastball, sending it flying over the wall at an exit velocity of 109.8 mph. The Dodgers earned their first win in what would be a five-game defeat of the Yankees in the 2024 World Series.

The ball from Freeman's grand slam just sold at auction over the weekend for $1.56 million, but the memory it gave Dodgers fans everywhere is priceless.

Dodgers fans will love GM's lasting memory of Freddie Freeman grand slam

Dodgers fans will remember exactly where they were when Freeman hit that walk-off grand slam, and executive vice president and general manager Brandon Gomes is no exception. In an appearance on MLB Network at the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas, Gomes described the moment he realized he was witnessing history at Dodger Stadium.

"We were up in the box with our families," Gomes said. "I can't jump very high, but I don't think I've ever jumped higher in my life. It was, like, absolutely incredible. And almost immediately, it was like, this is going to be on TV forever... To be able to witness that live, you kind of felt it right away."

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