Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani had one of the best performances in baseball history in Game 3 of the World Series.

The Dodgers have jumped to a 2-1 lead in the 2025 World Series after a thrilling back-and-forth, extra-inning contest in Game 3 ended in a 6-5 win for Los Angeles after 18 innings.

A bat and a ball and some age-old rules, once again casting their spell on some late October night, entrancing entire countries long past their bedtimes, hypnotizing grown men as earnestly as the children who idolize them — leaving everyone certain they will remember these 18 innings forever?

Eighteen innings. Six hours and 39 minutes. We were treated to bonus baseball and then some in World Series Game 3. Seven years after the Dodgers and Red Sox set a World Series record with an 18-inning game in Game 3 at Dodger Stadium,

Ohtani and Freddie Freeman tied the game with a fifth-inning rally. Toronto responded again with an all-time hustle play from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who scored from first base on a Bo Bichette single and barely beat an iffy throw home. VLADDY SCORED FROM FIRST! @BLUEJAYS LEAD IN THE 7TH! 📺: #WorldSeries on FOX pic.twitter.com/3834TOZ87k

George Springer, who was a part of the sign-stealing Astros, says he will "focus on the game" when the World Series shifts to hostile Dodger Stadium.

George Springer injury brings out the worst of Dodgers fans. Right as the swing was completed, it was evident that something went wrong with Springer. He immediately grabbed his r