World Series, Addison Barger
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Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history during Toronto’s 11-4 Game 1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. Batting for Davis Schneider against left-hander Anthony Banda,
Let’s explain what made Barger's blast so special, and yet so hard to believe. Weird & Wild breaks down a Game 1 few could have imagined.
The former Toronto Blue Jays MVP watched Addison's Barger's grand slam leave the yard, and had two words to say.
Lefty slugger Addison Barger wasn't in the starting lineup for the Toronto Blue Jays, but he made World Series history in Game 1 with one swing of the bat: He hit the first pinch-hit grand slam ever in Fall Classic. And Dan Plesac of the MLB Network nailed that Barger would make an impact with a home run at some point.
Addison Barger delivered the biggest hit in the Blue Jays' 11-4 rout of the Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series at Rogers Centre on Friday night -- a pinch-hit grand slam, the first in Fall Classic history.