Top 5 memes inspired by Freddie Freeman's walk-off Grand Slam against Nestor Cortes to win World Series Game 1 for Dodgers vs Yankees

Freddie Freeman took Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes deep for a grand slam in the tenth inning of Game 1
Freddie Freeman took Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes deep for a grand slam in the tenth inning of Game 1

On Friday, Freddie Freeman got his first opportunity to show fans at Dodger Stadium how seriously he takes the fall classic. With two outs in the bottom of the tenth, the first baseman took Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes deep to right field for a game-winning grand slam.

"Freddie Freeman just lived everyone’s childhood dream" - MLB

It was Cortes' first appearance of the 2024 postseason. With the jack, Freeman improved his career World Series slash line to .333/.367/.778 in seven career games. However, as we are about to see, the brilliant play gave way to some rather spicy memes.

Five memes that sum up Freddie Freeman's Game 1 homer

The first meme, shared by Barstool Sports, makes fun of Cortes' lack of preparation for his appearance. Before the 10th inning of Game 1, Cortes threw his last pitch against the Seattle Mariners on September 18. Called upon with one out and two runners on, Cortes got Shohei Ohtani to fly out before walking Mookie Betts, which set the stage for the Freeman blast.

"“Go ahead and get warm we need you against Ohtani, Mookie, and Freeman” Nestor Cortes:" - Barstool Sports

The second meme, shared by a fan, makes fun of Freeman's ostensible eagerness to hit against Nestor Cortes. In addition to the fact that the Cuban pitcher had not seen action in weeks. Ahead of his homer, Freeman was 1-for-3 with a double in his career off the New York Yankees pitcher.

"Freddie freeman seeing Nestor Cortes on the mound" - Darts

The third meme focuses on the obvious - Nestor Cortes is not a reliever. In fact, the appearance out of the bullpen on Friday was the first relief appearance for Cortes since July 2021, when he threw two innings against the Boston Red Sox. Cortes' numbers have always been better as a starter.

"“okay now bring in nestor cortes from the bullpen”" - steph

Although Cortes was able to get Shohei Ohtani to foul out before the Freddie Freeman home run, facing the Dodgers star was certainly a 'rude awakening' for Cortes after a month out of action. The Score touched on this with a meme of their own.

"Nestor Cortes being brought in to pitch for the first time in a month and it's against Shohei Ohtani:" - theScore

Yankees manager Aaron Boone opted to go with Nestor Cortes, even though the 29-year-old is nursing a flexor strain in his arm. The final meme - shared by a fan - touches on the fact that Freeman likely knew that Cortes was ailing, and adjusted his approach accordingly.

"Freddie Freeman seeing a hurt Nestor Cortes with the bases loaded" - Derek

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