Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from the World Series to hit the auction block
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series is hitting the auction block.The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman came to the plate on a sprained right ankle with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning against the New York Yankees last month. Freeman hit the first pitch from Nestor Cortes 413 feet for the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.“That’s as good as it gets right there,” said Freeman, who was named World Series MVP.The Dodgers won the game 6-3 and went on to claim the franchise’s eighth World Series championship in five games.“It might be the greatest baseball moment I’ve ever witnessed,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, "and I’ve witnessed some great ones.”The ball landed in the right-field pavilion, where it was corralled by 10-year-old Zachary Ruderman, who lives in the Venice section of Los Angeles. The ball rolled from the seat in front of him to his feet and he batted it to his father, Nico…
24 Nov 21:00 · iNFOnews.ca