Overview
- Paisley performed before Game 3 in Los Angeles, which the Dodgers won 6-5 on Freddie Freeman’s walk-off in the 18th inning to tie the longest World Series game on record.
- His four World Series anthem appearances have all led into extras: 2017 Game 2 (11 innings), 2018 Game 3 (18), 2024 Game 1 (10) and 2025 Game 3 (18).
- The Dodgers are 3-1 in those extra-inning games, and Monday’s epic featured heavy workload markers including 609 total pitches and a team-record 10 Dodgers pitchers used.
- Paisley embraced the quirky trend in an AP interview, joking he should be called “Mr. More Baseball” and dismissing talk of a curse as a fun baseball oddity.
- He is not slated to sing again this fall as the series continues, and subsequent coverage noted Toronto won Game 4, 6-2, ensuring the matchup returns to Canada.