Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer got hurt on a seventh-inning swing and had to leave the game, only to have his spot in the order come up six more times. Dodgers’ catcher Will Smith and third baseman Max Muncy nearly hit walk-off home runs in the 14th, and Hernández nearly hit one in the 16th.

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays after Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run, tying the record for the longest World Series game in history.

When that 18-inning Dodgers victory in Game 3 happened, it sure looked like it would be the defining game of this World Series. How could the Blue Jays possibly come back from that?

As social media undertook its own task of informally picking an MVP during the World Series’ epic Game 3 this week, a surprise candidate emerged… and we’re not even talking about the Los Angeles Dodgers’ underdog relief pitcher Will Klein (although,