Freddie said Charlie, 4-year-old Brandon and 3-year-old Maximus all stayed awake for the 18th inning. Freeman hit the home run off Brendon Little at 11:50 p.m. PDT, ending a game that matched the longest by innings in World Series history.

"Baseball is a hard game. It’s been hard for us these last two days," Freddie Freeman said after L.A.'s loss in Game 5.

Sometimes, history repeats itself. Former Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman became a prime example of that in the early hours on Tuesday morning (on the East Coast, at least). In the bottom of the 18th inning of Game 3 of the World Series, he belted a walk-off home run to dead center field to lift the Dodgers to a 6-5 win.

The good-natured Canadian smack talk began before Freddie Freeman even cleared customs late Wednesday night. A citizen of both the United States and Canada, Freeman presented his American passport to the agent at the airport -- which evidently prompted a raised eyebrow.

The Dodgers family is coming together to support pitcher Alex Vesia as he handles a “personal family matter” during the World Series. “Please keep the Vesias in your prayers 💙,” Freddie Freeman’s wife,