"None of the 51 million people who watched Game 7 of the World Series will ever forget it as long as they live. And objectively, we've never seen a championship hang in the balance so many times in a single night. Using championship win probability added (cWPA), nine plays swung the World Series by at least 15% -- two more than the previous record of seven during Game 7 in 1924."
"My scoresheet from the game was an unmitigated disaster. The game itself -- comprising 18 innings, 609 pitches and 399 minutes -- was a beautiful mess, an encapsulation of how wonderful and unique this sport can be. This was the night that marked Clayton Kershaw's final appearance -- in the 12th inning, when a sold-out Dodger Stadium crowd held its collective breath as he stranded the bases loaded."
"As the year comes to the end, we asked our MLB experts to pick the one game from any point in the season that they'll remember forever. Of course, in a year that concluded with arguably the most epic World Series finale in the history of the sport, we had to come up with one rule to spread out the selections -- each game could only be chosen once."
MLB experts selected one unforgettable game from 2025, with the rule that each game could be chosen only once. The season offered postseason thrillers and standout individual performances appealing to every type of baseball fan. Game 7 of the World Series drew 51 million viewers and featured nine plays that shifted championship win probability by at least 15%, two more than the 1924 Game 7 record. Three of the 12 most pivotal plays in baseball history occurred in that game: Alejandro Kirk's double play, Will Smith's game-winning home run, and Miguel Rojas' tying homer. An 18-inning, 609-pitch, 399-minute game included Clayton Kershaw's final appearance and ended with Freddie Freeman's walk-off home run.
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