Game 6 of the 2025 World Series will forever go down as the "wedged ball game," no matter which side you're on. What baseball fans around the world witnessed in the ninth inning on Friday night was as rare, bizarre, and controversial as the sport gets, and it unfolded on the biggest stage possible.
Alejandro Kirk began the ninth by getting nailed on the back of his left hand by a curveball that got away from Dodgers closer, Roki Sasaki. Moments after, Straw replaced Kirk as a pinch runner with Addison Barger, who's been one of the hottest hitters of this years postseason, on deck as the tying run.