The Los Angeles Dodgers’ marathon Game 3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in 18 innings was an instant classic for so many different reasons – from Shohei Ohtani’s latest incredible individual performance to Freddie Freeman’s walk-off homer.
But to fully appreciate what we just witnessed (or more likely couldn’t stay awake long enough to witness), we need to take a deep dive into the numbers. Although it fell just short of the longest game in MLB playoff history – second only to the Dodgers’ 7-hour, 20-minute victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series – the 2025 extended remix against the Blue Jays was certainly amazing in its own right.
2025 World Series Game 3 by the numbers
Here’s a look at some of the eye-popping stats from the Dodgers’ 6-5 win on Monday, Oct. 27:
- 18: Innings, tying a record for the longest World Series game
- 6:39: Time of game, the second-longest in World Series history
- 3: Career walk-off postseason hits by Freddie Freeman, tying him with David Ortiz and Carlos Correa for the most in baseball history
44: Players used by both teams in the game, including a record 19 pitchers
130: Combined at-bats by both teams, smashing the record of 118 set by the Dodgers and Red Sox in 2018
19: Runners left on base by the Blue Jays, the most by a single team in World Series history, breaking the previous record of 15 held by six different teams
9: Times Shohei Ohtani reached base in Game 3 (two home runs, two doubles and five walks), an all-time postseason record
4: Intentional walks to Shohei Ohtani, also a postseason record (six players – including David Ortiz, Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton and Barry Bonds – previously had three)