The World Series is the pinnacle of baseball competition, with the most talented players in the sport converging to compete for the title. As a result, the Series is chock-full of exciting plays, nail-biting twists and turns of fate and historic moments that will live on forever. From Carlton Fisk’s famous “fingertip home run” to Kirk Gibson’s iconic Game 7 blast, here are some of the most memorable World Series highlights.
The 2024 World Series was the first one to feature both teams playing at their home stadiums in a decade and the action didn’t disappoint. The series kicked off with a thrilling Game 1 in which Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam stunned the crowd at Chavez Ravine and made him the youngest player to hit a World Series winning home run.
For the second time in two games, a controversial call at first base changed the course of a World Series and helped put an end to the St Louis Cardinals’ reign as champions. After New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter tagged out a sliding Shohei Ohtani in the bottom of the seventh, the umpires reviewed the play and determined that Ohtani didn’t touch second base before being touched by the ball. It was ruled a foul ball, and the Yankees went on to win 4-2 in the game and series.
The 1988 World Series is remembered for the heroics of Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Dennis Eckersley in Game 7. Trailing the 104-win Boston Red Sox by two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Eckersley faced elimination and fouled off pitch after painful pitch on his injured leg before launching a screamer over the right-field fence that became one of the most legendary World Series moments.