Paisley Sang Before 18-Inning World Series Win

Country star Brad Paisley sang the U.S. national anthem before Game 3 of the 2025 World Series at Dodger Stadium, which turned into an 18-inning marathon won by the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Freddie Freeman's walk-off home run that gave L.A. a 2–1 series lead. The game tied the 2018 Game 3 for the longest World Series contest at 18 innings. Paisley's Game 3 performance was the fourth time his anthem at Dodger Stadium preceded an extra-inning postseason game (2017 Game 2 — 11 innings; 2018 Game 3 — 18 innings; 2024 Game 1 — 10 innings; 2025 Game 3 — 18 innings), meaning he has now sung before both of the longest World Series games and the Dodgers are 3–1 in games where he performed the anthem. MLB had scheduled Paisley for Game 3 as part of a roster of performers that included Pharrell Williams, the Jonas Brothers, Jessie Reyez, Tinashe and Deborah Cox, per Billboard.