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Dodgers star Freddie Freeman makes World Series history against the Yankees

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Freddie Freeman made even more history against the New York Yankees on Monday night.

Freddie Freeman wrote his name back into the baseball history books with another home run against the New York Yankees on Monday night.

Freeman won Game 1 of the World Series with a dramatic grand slam before coming over the boards once again as the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced 2-0 in the best-of-seven series.

As the action headed to the Bronx for Game 3, the 35-year-old picked up where he left off, hitting a two-run home run in the first inning.

The Dodgers took an early 2-0 lead. It also meant that Freeman joined George Springer as the only players in MLB history to hit a home run in five consecutive World Series games. The streak dates back to his time with the Atlanta Braves.

Not only that, Freeman became the third player to hit a home run in each of the first three games of a World Series, after Hank Bauer in 1958 and Barry Bonds in 2002.

Freddie Freeman made even more history against the New York Yankees on Monday night.

The Dodgers star has hit a home run in five consecutive World Series games.

The Dodgers star has hit a home run in five consecutive World Series games.

Meanwhile, according to baseball statistician Ryan Spaeder, Freeman had a .906 batting average in the World Series, the best of anyone who played in more than one series.

At Dodger Stadium last week, Freeman wrapped up an electrifying Game 1, sealing a 6-3 Los Angeles victory in the 10th inning.

Néstor Cortés took the mound and intentionally walked Mookie Betts to face Freeman, but the move backfired when the first baseman broke the hearts of the Yankees.

It was the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history.

This delightful matchup between the Yankees and Dodgers was billed as a battle between Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani.

But Freeman stole the headlines during the first few games of the series. He hit another home run in Game 2, as tThe Dodgers avoided a late Yankee comeback, but saw the star man Ohtani is injured in the process..

He is the third player to hit a home run in each of the first three games of a World Series.

He is the third player to hit a home run in each of the first three games of a World Series.

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