There are nights when the biggest swing may not be a swing at all. In the 18-inning fever dream that was World Series Game 3, the Los Angeles Dodgers were buoyed by supernovas like Shohei Ohtani reaching base nine times and Freddie Freeman walking it off. Yet the entire shape of the marathon hinged on a single read, and one audacious throw from Tommy Edman. In a game that swerved from delirious to desperate with every extra frame, Edman’s defense became the quiet rudder, steadying L.A. long enough for Freeman to end it at 6–5 and seize a 2–1 series lead.
The Dodgers player who did everything he could to save World Series before it slipped
