Dodgers Fan Posts Viral Photo of Tattoo Commemorating Freddie Freeman's WS Grand Slam
Even though Los Angeles Dodgers fans won't forget Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees, one fan took things one step further to commemorate the moment.
The fan, Maeve Hushman, posted a tattoo she got on her forearm as a tribute to the iconic moment from Freeman.
The tattoo features the numbers for all three Dodgers players who were on base—Chris Taylor, Tommy Edman and Mookie Betts—and Freeman at home plate, with the ball in flight over the right-field wall after it had been hit.
Los Angeles looked to be in trouble in the later innings of Game 1. The Yankees took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning on Giancarlo Stanton's two-run homer off Jack Flaherty.
The Dodgers were able to tie the score in the bottom of the eighth, but New York went up 3-2 in the top of the 10th before LA loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the frame.
Nestor Cortés Jr. was able to get Shohei Ohtani to pop out into foul territory for the second out. Any hope the Yankees had of escaping the threat was dashed when Freeman launched the first pitch he saw 423 feet.
Freeman's homer was the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history and just the second in MLB playoff history after Nelson Cruz's in Game 2 of the 2011 ALCS for the Texas Rangers.
The comeback victory in Game 1 propelled the Dodgers in the entire series. They would win each of the first three games against the Yankees but saved their best for last with a five-run comeback aided by some poor defense from New York in the clinching Game 5 at Yankee Stadium.
Freeman homered in each of the first four games in the series. He finished 6-of-20 with a 1.000 slugging percentage, drove in 12 runs and scored five runs in five games to earn World Series MVP honors.
