MILWAUKEE -- Given his eventual World Series heroics, it may be easy to forget that Dodgers superstar Freddie Freeman got off to quite a slow start last postseason.

Battling right ankle and rib injuries, he entered the Fall Classic with zero extra-base hits and only one RBI through his first six games of the 2024 postseason. Then, he hit a walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series against the Yankees -- and it seemed to flip a switch.

That kicked off a stretch in which Freeman homered in four consecutive games. He mashed his way to World Series MVP honors by racking up four homers and 12 RBIs in just five games.

Now, the Dodgers are hoping Freeman's clutch homer in their 2-1 win over the Brewers in Game 1 of the 2025 NLCS on Monday night has a similar impact.

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