Watching on his phone at his northern Michigan ranch over dinner, Kirk Gibson had the same reaction as so many Dodgers fans as the ball sailed over the fence in right-center field.
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Gibson has received tons of messages from former teammates and friends since Freeman’s seismic blast. He’s still catching up with everyone. He still got to Eckersley on the eighth pitch of the dramatic at-bat. As he touched the plate, the hurting Gibson told his teammates to be careful with him because he was in pain.
Dodgers Kirk Gibson raises his arm in celebration as he rounds the bases after hitting a game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 in the first game of the World Series at Dodger Stadium Oct. 15, 1988.Gibson’s home run gave the Dodgers momentum that would lead to a series sweep of the Athletics. T
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