Talk about making a grand entrance.
On the verge of capturing their first World Series title in 26 years, the Braves opened Sunday's Game 5 with a bang, as center fielder Adam Duvall staked Atlanta to a 4-0 lead with a two-out grand slam to right field.
It was just the third first-inning grand slam in World Series history, and the first since 1960. Duvall's blast was also the third first-inning grand slam of this postseason. Prior to 2021, there had only been six such instances from 1903 to 2020, per Christopher Kamka of Baseball-Reference.