The ghost runner on second base has been a divisive rule change in baseball. Fans won't have to worry about it in the postseason.

All four have been played in the past two decades. The most recent was Game 3 of the 2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. The Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 6-5 on a walk-off home run by Freddie Freeman, taking a 2-1 series lead.

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.

Major League Baseball's extra innings format is different in the playoffs from the regular season, getting rid of the "ghost runner" starting on second base once a game goes beyond nine innings. Unlike the previous six months of baseball, extra innings in ...

Everything you need to know about the MLB matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers, including how to watch and team news.

The Dodgers knocked off the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, in 11 innings Thursday, winning the NL Division Series in four games, and now advance to the National League Championship Series to face the winner of the Milwaukee Brewers - Chicago Cubs series on Monday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies were locked into a pitcher’s duel until the end, but after it all, the Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series with a walk-off, 2-1 victory, in NL Division Series Game 4. Tyler Glasnow ...

It was that kind of zany and historic night as the Dodgers outlasted the Blue Jays 6-5 in 18 innings – an instant World Series classic.

Which means it’s time for one last celebration of the 2025 MLB season—the championship parade, slated for Monday, November 3. As is tradition the Dodgers get to enjoy a championship parade as a reward for all their work.