Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam was the first massive moment in the 2024 World Series.

Freeman's shot to the right field bleachers at Dodger Stadium in the 10th inning gave the Los Angeles Dodgers an early lead over the New York Yankees in the series.

Freeman is also the clear favorite, at least after one game, to win the World Series Most Valuable Player award.

Giancarlo Stanton and a few other players made an early push to be included at the top of the MVP conversation, but Freeman's walk-off pushed every other statistics to the backburner.

There's still at least three games remaining for the MVP race to change hands, but going into Saturday's Game 2, it is Freeman's honor to lose.

Freddie Freeman

Freddie Freeman delivered one of the all-time World Series moments to end Game 1.

Freeman took the first pitch he saw from Nestor Cortes into the right field bleachers to end the contest with a walk-off grand slam.

The Dodgers first baseman became the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit a walk-off grand slam in a World Series game.

Freeman was one of four players, two on each roster, to record multiple hits in a tightly-contested Fall Classic opener.

He legged out a triple earlier in the game, which was a surprise to many given how bad his ankle looked toward the end of the NLCS.

Freeman goes into Game 2 tied for the series lead in hits and home runs and he has two more RBIs than his closest competitor, Giancarlo Stanton.

Giancarlo Stanton

Giancarlo Stanton continued his fantastic postseason with a moonshot of his own in the sixth inning that chased Jack Flaherty from Game 1.

Stanton took a low pitch far into the left field stands to put the Yankees in the lead for the time being.

The Yankees slugger has now homered in four consecutive postseason games and he has six long balls this postseason.

Stanton has consistently been one of the best postseason home run hitters among the current generation of players.

He is up to 17 career postseason home runs, and given his current form, it would not be shocking at all to see him hit a few more homers and be in the mix for the MVP award right until the end of the series.

Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani only went 1-for-5 in his World Series debut, but he did score the game-tying run in the eighth inning that forced Game 1 into extra innings.

Ohtani did not have a memorable moment in Game 1 along the lines of what Freeman produced, but that does not take him out of the MVP race just yet.

Ohtani should still one of the few favored players to take home the award, and he could change the dynamic of the MVP conversation with one or two swings.

The Game 2 matchup with Carlos Rodon might be tough for Ohtani because of the southpaw's strikeout power.

But the series shift to Yankee Stadium could benefit Ohtani the most if he takes advantage of the short porch in right field.

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is far behind Freeman in terms of series-impacting moments, but in terms of sheer statistics, he at least has a case to be third or fourth on the MVP ladder going into Game 2.

Chisholm reached base with two hits in Game 1 and he stole a pair of bases off Blake Treinen in the 10th inning.

Chisholm scored the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th because of his speed on the basepaths, but that effort was for naught because of what occurred in the bottom part of the frame.

The Yankees third baseman likely needs to hit a home run or two that changes a game to seriously put himself near the top of the MVP race, but he at least put together a decent foundation in Game 1 to contend for the individual honor.