Addison Barger made his MLB debut in 2024, but began 2025 in the minor leagues before writing his name in World Series history with his pinch-hit grand slam
Addison Barger smashed the first grand slam by a pinch-hitter in World Series history as the Toronto Blue Jays blew away the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first game of the 'Fall Classic'.
With an expectant crowd packed into Toronto's Rogers Centre for the first World Series game in Canada since 1993, the Blue Jays scored nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning as they romped to an 11-4 win.
Not even a home run from Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani could spare the defending champions' blushes as their American League opponents drew first blood in the best-of-seven series.
The Dodgers took an early lead as Enrique Hernandez drove in Teoscar Hernandez in the second inning, before Will Smith did the same for Mookie Betts in the third.
