Top of the fourth, NLCS action, bases loaded, one out. Max Muncy steps up for the Dodgers and absolutely crushes one to center field. For a second, it looks like the ball’s gone. Grand slam territory. The crowd rises. Muncy starts his jog. But then—here comes Sal Frelick.
The Brewers center fielder races back, leaps at the wall like it’s a dunk contest, glove stretched high. He gets a piece of it—then chaos. The ball pops out, hits the top of the fence, hangs in the air like it’s suspended in time… and Frelick grabs it again. Unreal. But it gets weirder.
Because the ball hit the wall, it wasn’t a catch. So Muncy’s still alive. But the Dodgers’ baserunners? They had no clue.
They saw Frelick come down with it and thought, “Yep, caught.” So they start scrambling back to their bags like it’s musical chairs and the music just stopped.
Frelick fires it in to shortstop Joey Ortiz. Quick hands, quick decision. Ortiz zips it to the plate where catcher William Contreras tags out Teoscar Hernández, who was sliding in thinking he had just scored. One out.
Contreras, now fully locked in, sees Will Smith backpedaling to second—because he thought it was a flyout too. Contreras jogs over to third, steps on the bag. That’s two. Double play. Inning over.
Brewers Sal Frelick taking away grand slam, turning it into the most improbable double play and craziest sequence you’ll ever see! #NLCS #Postseason #Brewers #MagicBrew #Dodgers
pic.twitter.com/N2xbzNqVev— Jay7 (@LJayy7) October 14, 2025
The Dodgers challenged it, but after review, the call stood. Fans couldn’t believe what they just saw. Social media went into orbit. People were calling it the greatest double play ever. And honestly? They might have a point.
Even Frelick didn’t know exactly what had happened in the moment. He told reporters afterward that he wasn’t sure if the ball had hit the wall before he grabbed it again. Just pure instincts, pure hustle, and a dash of baseball madness.
And sure, the Dodgers still squeaked out a 2-1 win by the end of the night, holding off a Brewers rally in the ninth. But let’s be real—the highlight, the moment that everyone’s going to remember, was that double play. One second it’s almost a grand slam. The next, it’s a defensive masterpiece. That’s October baseball for you.
