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 majority of the MLB organizations have already filled their vacant manager positions, but it was reported in late October that the Braves were awaiting the conclusion of the Fall Classic before hiring a new head of the clubhouse. That might be because the Los Angeles Dodgers' bench coach, Danny Lehmann, may be the frontrunner for the open spot.

The Blue Jays came back from a 2-1 deficit to take a 3-2 World Series lead without him. Yet Springer’s playoff exploits – an .884 OPS and four home runs, including a go-ahead three-run shot in ALCS Game 7 – have not been forgotten by his teammates.

The Blue Jays and Dodgers pushed each other to the physical, mental and emotional limit in a thrilling 18-inning game earlier in this World Series. But that was nothing compared to what’s coming. Game

Fresh off a World Series loss, the Blue Jays have closer to the middle of the pack than they are the top off the odds board, sitting at 20/1 to go back-to-back, which is tied with the Braves and Padres for the eighth-best odds at FanDuel.

In their two previous World Series championship triumphs in 1992 and 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays won a dramatic Game 6 each time.

A version of this story was first published in 2018 In a month full of white-knuckle drama, nothing tops Game 7 of the World Series -- a winner-take-all to end all winner-take-alls, 10 arduous months condensed into a final nine (or more) innings.

Shohei Ohtani and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. are among five players whose legacies could be cemented if their team wins Game 7 of the World Series.

Clayton Kershaw ended his illustrious 18-year career unaware initially that he'd just won the World Series again