Tonight marks the first time in MLB history both reigning MVPs homered in the first inning of the same game, per OPTA Sports.
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00:00Freddie Freeman takes his position at first base as the Dodgers take the field in this
00:05Rematch against the Yankees much of a World Series rematch could be a World Series preview
00:09Absolutely, especially the way that both sides are trending towards now a couple health issues on the Dodgers side
00:15But nobody's gonna feel sorry for them and the Yankees business as usual
00:19They are trying to downplay it Wayne
00:21But I believe that both these locker rooms circle this matchup and they're fired up for this one
00:25Well, we welcome those of you watching us live on X. We'll have this live stream up for the entire first inning as Tony
00:31Gonsolin is on the mound for the Dodgers tonight. It's a depleted pitching staff right now
00:36Gonsolin had a blister issue a couple of starts ago
00:38It's been rough his last two outings as he works his way back from Tommy John
00:42Yeah, last two outings. He's carrying an eight ERA his first two three starts
00:46He was two and oh with the two ERA very important for him to be able to throw that fastball because everything plays off the fastball
00:54The split finger as well as the slider also something. I'm watching from Tony the velocity
00:59I want to see that velocity anywhere from 93 to 95 miles an hour
01:03If not, he's gonna have a difficult time navigating this Yankee talented lineup
01:07And stack has powered by Google cloud on that arsenal. We'll give you the Yankee lineup
01:12Presented by bet MGM Aaron judge one of three former MVP winners in the Yankee lineup along with
01:18Cody bellinger won an mvp as a dodger and paul goldschmidt the first baseman was an mvp winner for the cardinals in
01:252022 it's been a formidable lineup
01:27They've scored a lot of runs even without john carlos stanton for all of this year. Oh, you know what?
01:33uncle ben
01:35Mr. Rice has really stepped up and paul goldschmidt has been absolutely resurging has a chance to be come back played in as well
01:41Trent dressing been outstanding especially in the leadoff spot
01:44They are underway in this heavyweight title matchup here tonight the dodgers and the yankees here at dodger stadium
01:51It was games one and two of the world series here in los angeles
01:55And it never came back as the dodgers took a three nothing lead in game three in new york
02:00The yankees took game four and the dodgers put it away with that big comeback in game five
02:05That resulted in some of that trash talking between the dodgers and the yankees more on the dodgers side after
02:13You know they won and they got to say whatever they wanted as a judge put it
02:16Well, there's a little bit of a chip on their shoulder
02:18Especially after winning during the covert years of 2020 and everybody around the city of los angeles talking about mickey mouse
02:24And so they felt like once they won especially going up against a talented team like the new york yankees in the way they won
02:29It felt like they've been decated 2020 as well. It's 0 and 2 on grisham
02:35As he skips out of the way on that pitch from tony gonsolin gonsolin really couldn't get a
02:39Feel for his splitter and that start where he had that blister it's better now
02:44And dave roberts thinks gonsolin's gonna have a good outing here tonight
02:48He's trying to will it into existence they need one the dodgers bullpen has been beat up
02:54Some of the starting pitchers for that matter as the dodgers have gone through injury after injury so far this year
03:00Well, it seems like as an organization lane that this depth has been tested year after year especially over the last couple of seasons
03:06So it's very important for some guys like dustin may yamamoto and tony gonsolin to just be able to post
03:13And take some pressure off that bullpen because they've been overused
03:17Grisham calls it off on two and two it's been a nice start to the year for grisham
03:22He's in a dozen home runs his batting average much higher than usual he's worn out gonsolin to seven hits in 15 at bats
03:29He's not afraid to be able to hunt that fastball especially without batting gloves and
03:37This seems like he's comfortable in a yankee uniform
03:42Bouncing ball draws Freeman away from first gonsolin goes to pepper and that's the first half of the ball game
03:47Talked about that split finger lane very important now. They got the big man on campus coming to the plate
03:54Now the biggest man on any campus
04:09This is a six seven 280 and a two-time mvp
04:16Aaron judge trying to join a very short list of three-time winners shohei otani is one of them
04:22Shoei trying to join an even shorter list of four-time winners
04:26As aaron judge takes ball one hitting
04:29391 to start the year he has 18 home runs he has a 1227 ops he's on pace for the highest war
04:36Since babe ruth yet aaron boone says yeah, we haven't even seen the best of judge yet this year
04:41There's a strike to judge how's that possible you know what it shocked me you know
04:52I mean when he said it in the meeting but you know aaron boone knows him best and says
04:56It's business as usual and you can't get him out the problem is if you make a mistake you're not getting that baseball back
05:02There's a flat ball hit to center field hit way back and this one's not going to come back either
05:08Aaron judge starts off this world series rematch with a blast
05:25Mama there go that man again
05:27What did I tell you you make a mistake especially when he's able to extend his arms and a big guy like that?
05:33They want to extend their arms as soon as that baseball was hit he went to the big man part of that ballpark
05:39hit it up top
05:46They are fired up on that side
05:48446 feet on mammoth shot
05:52To straightaway center field the 19th homer for judge this year
05:56Only show hey has more with 20
06:01All one cody bellinger the former dodger and former national league mvp
06:07Dave roberts had nothing but great things to say about cody bellinger says he's happy about his success this hope he struggles during these next couple days
06:14Bellinger has not struggled much against the dodgers since leaving the dodgers
06:24It's gonna be the last couple of years with the cubs. Nobody has hit the dodgers better
06:28That's one there called a ball the bellinger will smith seems surprised
06:39Two balls and one strike bellinger with a 466
06:43On base percentage against the dodgers since leaving that's the highest
06:47Of any player against them in that time
06:51Goncalen his former teammate backs him away three balls and a strike
06:55It was quite a fall off for bellinger as a dodger he's revived his career thanks to those two years in chicago
07:04Look what's his guys again? It's ball cool
07:18Right in the heart
07:20As soon as that ball was barreled he understood that nobody was going to get to this baseball
07:24And so will smith knew it was a mistake and he pies this has no choice but to watch that ball fly
07:30very far
07:33Got the gavel chain on two here comes the judge
07:40It's paul goldschmidt out to play now we thought this game would feature the first ever matchup
07:47That involved three mvp winners in each batting order the yankees have their three in their judge bellinger goldschmidt
07:54The dodgers have otani and freeman but they're missing mookie bets in the lineup tonight
07:58Thanks to a stubbed toe robbing us of a little bit of a history tonight
08:05Dodgers are waiting for more news about mookie they hope right now that he's just day to day
08:11Yeah mookie still trying to find his
08:13Putting offensively but really has stepped up defensively in that shortstop position
08:21A ball one strike on goldschmidt
08:23He lifts one out to right center field this one will hold up for andy pa has
08:29Two away as goldschmidt flies out
08:32That's the one thing i like about tony gonsolin no matter what happens to him
08:36He continues the pitch he continues the battle believes in his stuff
08:39And so the velocity is right there where it needs to be just has to stay out of the heart of the plate
08:43Especially to a guy like aaron judge maybe even to a guy like ben rice who has hit 11 home runs this year
08:49Aaron boone says this guy can hit the ball as far and as hard as anyone on this yankee roster
08:56He's third on their team and home runs right now with 11
08:58He lines this one the right field for a base hit
09:05Bellinger takes second base as rice singles and it'll be anthony both be up with two on
09:11rice tinted in the american league in slug
09:1457 percent hard hit rate that's fifth in all of baseball
09:18So when he squares it up like you just saw he can put the barrel to it and so
09:22Aaron boone raved about this young man this about his work ethic came in the spring training about 10 15 pounds stronger
09:28And so now you're starting to see the dividends of a young man playing with confidence
09:32Now the yankees who have a run in this first inning will send anthony volpe to the plate
09:37Hope he's had some big hits early on he's second on their team and runs batted in he's driven in 33
09:41And 17 doubles to go with the 246 average
09:47It's going to be a longer first inning here for gonsolin
10:11Volpe slips this one toward the right field corner pretty deep down that line but foul one ball one strike on volpe
10:19Saw that clip earlier from fight for glory
10:22On apple tv the docuseries about the 2024 world series
10:26There's a lot of talk about dreams when it came to freddie freeman in the backyard and living out the ultimate childhood dream
10:33Well, that's what anthony volpe does every day. He dreamed of being derrick jeter the shortstop for the yankees and
10:38You know some ways it's fascinating and improbable and volpe has made it happen absolutely
10:44Shouldering that responsibility to be at the shortstop position in any ball club, but it's a little bit different when you're with the yankees
10:52Ball one strike
10:53Especially when you're from the northeast and from the area and lived it and breathed it your whole life
10:59You idolize cheater and now you have his position
11:02I mean, it's really an incredible setting for anthony volpe and he won a gold glove his rookie year something
11:08Not even cheater did only two shortstops in history have
11:14Strike from gonsolin even the cat
11:28Traffic in this sitting judges homer the yankees have the early lead
11:32Gonsolin trying to wiggle out with just one run-aloud. He's got a full count now on volpe
11:37And the runners bellinger and rice will take off here
11:41Tony gonsolin is still trying to find the release point especially to the glove side
11:47Will set everything up especially to the right-handed batter to slider and then the fastball as well three and two volpe pops it up
11:54An easy one for teoscar hernandez in right field as gonsolin settles for giving up the one one of the first
12:02Judge says your turn champ
12:05That's what we all here for baby. I love it
12:10Judge homer to his first step back in this world series rematch now shohei otani stands in
12:16Not homer in the world series. He was kind of bothered by that shoulder throughout the world series last year
12:22But he got his first ring and now he is right left center field it's judge one otani won
12:28How do you not love sports way?
12:50We're gonna be here all night wheezy you ain't making that red eye
12:58Greatness greatness
13:04Simple as that
13:06It's that mvp swagger it's aaron judge and it's shohei otani
13:13And a blast off in the first inning in game one in this world series rematch
13:21The intensity this is a continuation way of the world series
13:26You tell me the both these sizes have this matchup work circle
13:32Showing his 21st home run of the year already he's at 14 in may
13:38He's the only man ahead of judge
13:42Is he even a man we're not even really sure they're x-men
13:45He's the only one in the first inning
13:47Wow
13:49Ball one strike on tay oscar hernandez
13:53And for max reed who's been close to
13:56Unheadable this year with a 129 e ra
13:58Well, that was quite a jolt with a fourth home run he's allowed
14:02He's just trying to get settled into the ball game
14:04But he understands who's at the plate
14:06Missed right over the heart of the plate and another chance for a big hitter to get his arms extended
14:11It's a pretty big hitter in his own right flips one to right. It's judge in fairground to make the catch
14:22The immediate answer from judge to show
14:28As soon as that ball was barreled I looked at Grisham to see how much room he had
14:33He gave two glances and then held up and all of a sudden we got a tie ball game just like that
14:41Will Smith the catcher for the Dodgers. He's been outstanding offensively to start the year
14:51For 57 on base percentage for Smith as he takes ball one
15:01Jeremy react home plate umpire goes out to deliver a new baseball to free
15:04Yeah, the intensity is so loud right now in this stadium the pitch comm is starting to mess up
15:12Pitch comm issue here for free so straighten that out the Dodger lineup brought to you by bet MGM with Shohei leading off
15:1960 runs scored in this season. That is ridiculous
15:23I mean this the impact daily we talked about it in the open not only at the power department
15:28But is able to his ability to run and get himself in scoring position just a weapon at the top of the lineup
15:34Pace for a number of runs scored in a season over 170 that we have not seen since Babe Ruth
15:41What a shot from the spectacular Shohei in the first inning tonight
15:46Along with Aaron judge you can't ask for a better swing a better pass on the baseball especially in the balls middle middle
15:52Two balls no strikes on will Smith
15:57See this as a pitcher. Well, you get
16:00Ripped up here on the first swing of the game. How do you get yourself back together?
16:04Well, it's 0-0 and you don't want to allow the game to get away from you
16:07And so you have to refocus because both these lineups have very deep lineups that continue to come after you and all of a sudden
16:15You give up a
16:17A big number and you're out of the game
16:19So you have to continue to battle and really just find your release point you see gonson struggling that first inning after that home run
16:25And then all of a sudden right now max free who's been absolutely outstanding struggling with it as well
16:30Freed is allowed two runs or fewer two earned runs or fewer each of his 11 starts
16:35So far as the first Yankee to do that at the beginning of the season
16:39129 ERA 7-0 the Yankees have won all but one of his starts he has been truly exceptional
16:45And in the first year on a big contract a lot of times we see guys struggle with that transition, but not max free
16:53As that breaking ball misses to smith and it's three and two
16:57Where Boone raved about this is competitive nature, but he's also a guy that's great in the locker room
17:03And so he's already won this locker room over so every time he's on the mound they expect to win the ball game
17:09Furlander on that list and buzz capra on that list three and two
17:13And smith has one back freed is from the area went to harvard westlake high school
17:18He's actually born the day after the northridge earthquake
17:22His parents had to drive around to find an operational hospital for his birth
17:26And he ended up at harvard westlake with jack flaherty and lucas giolito who they all went there together and p crow armstrong came later
17:33And he's on his way to superstardom it looks like as well
17:35He was an outstanding job timing that you know perfectly sometimes the ball to break the action often time to jump too early
17:55These are outstanding athlete
17:59With baseball
18:01Here's freddie freeman the world series mvp
18:11Thought this place was rocking when she went deep a few minutes ago
18:15Think about how loud it was the moment when freddie connected against esther cortez set one out into the seats
18:21This place was maybe the loudest it's ever been
18:24What a shot of this blue heaven at dodger stadium
18:33The balls two strikes on freeman who did not even have an extra base hit
18:37in the division series or the championship series
18:40battling his ankle
18:42And then now gibson-esque with his home run
18:45freddie met gibbie on that night here at dodger stadium in game one of the world series
18:50Then he set a world series record with his 12 rbis
18:54Check swing keeps him alive
18:57Truly an iconic moment in world series history
19:01Absolutely wayne being able to get to that fastball off of nester cortez and as soon as he barrow did he knew it was game over
19:07Absolutely sweet swing and when it's all said and done for his career
19:10I believe he's gonna be a first battle hall of famer one of the best back-to-ball skillsmen in the game's history
19:16He's not slowing down as he gets older either
19:19359 this year
19:23Is the active career leader in hits
19:29He's 35 years old he'll be 36 later this season
19:35One ball and two strikes
19:37One of the backstop
19:43Of course freed and freeman know each other pretty well from their time with the atlanta braves
19:48Tough matchup lefty on lefty, but freddie freeman has made a calling card to be able to hit lefties and your max free
19:54You're just trying to resettle calm your nerves down get your pulse back
19:59execute a pitch
20:01Swing and a miss he executes that one blowing 97 by freeman
20:05To end the first aaron judge delivered to the top of the first shohei otani had the answer in the home half