Who is throwing the ceremonial first pitch for game 2 of the MLB World Series?

The Los Angeles Dodgers are ahead in the 2024 World Series after Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam saw the LA side secure a 6-3 win over the Yankees in Game One on Friday.

Coming into Friday’s Game One, Freeman had missed three of the Dodgers’ 11 postseason games due to the injury and was in a hitting slump.

The Yankees chose to walk Mookie Betts to get to him in the bottom of the 10th inning, and Freeman made them pay, obliterating the first pitch he saw from Nestor Cortes and sending it, just as Gibson had, into the seats in right field as Dodger Stadium erupted.

“That might be the greatest baseball moment I’ve ever witnessed, and I’ve witnessed some great ones,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters.

“I think we win three more games, that’s going to be right up there with (Gibson’s home run). Everything was the same outside of the fist pumps.” “It’s kind of amazing,” Freeman said.

“It’s been a lot these last few months, been a grind, but things have been going so well at home. Max is doing great. Obviously the ankle is the ankle. It’s a sprained ankle. It’s as good as it’s going to get.”

Roberts said Freeman deserved the huge reception he received at home plate from his teammates and the deafening roars of the 52,394 in attendance.

“The game honors you, and when you do things the right way, you play the right way, you’re a good teammate, I just believe that the game honors you. Tonight Freddie was honored,” Roberts said, adding “It’s been a trying year for him but to his credit, he’s found a way to kind of keep moving forward for his teammates. So I couldn’t be happier.”

Game 2 is set for Saturday at Los Angeles between teams meeting in the World Series for the record 12th time and the first time since 1981.

Game 2: Ceremonial first pitch

The more than 50,000 fans expected at Dodger Stadium tonight are in for a treat as two Dodgers legends Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp will be part of the first pitch ceremony before Game Two.

Each player was part of National League Champion LA Dodgers teams (Ethier – 2017; Kemp – 2018).