October is the season for unlikely heroes in baseball. It’s when the sport’s long, methodical rhythm gives way to chaos – when the smallest moments, strangest breaks and most overlooked players can suddenly define legacies. The postseason is built to create drama, and that drama has a way of finding the players you’d least expect.
In Game 3 of the World Series, that player was Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Will Klein.
Klein, a 25-year-old right-hander, entered the 2025 season as a relative unknown. He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the fifth round of the 2020 MLB Draft and landed with the Athletics via trade last year.