The longest World Series game on record lasted 18 innings and stretched to about seven hours and 20 minutes. The 2018 Game 3 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox holds the official time-longest mark at 7 hours, 20 minutes, and it remains a reference point for marathon World Series nights. In 2025, Dodgers vs Blue Jays Game 3 again reached 18 innings and logged around 6 hours and 39 minutes, tying for the second-longest World Series game by duration. Key details

• Record holder: 18 innings, 7 hours 20 minutes, Dodgers 3, Red Sox 2 (2018 World Series Game 3).

• 2025 development: Dodgers vs Blue Jays Game 3 lasted 18 innings, about 6 hours 39 minutes, tying the 2018 game for the longest by innings and placing second by time.

• Other lengthy World Series games include the 2005 White Sox vs Astros (14 innings, ~5:41) and the 2015 Royals vs Mets (14 innings, ~5:09) among the longest by duration.

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