Robin Ventura’s grand slam that wasn’t in the playoffs is more famous than the 18 he hit during the regular season that counted.

Robin Ventura's grand slam that wasn't in the playoffs is more famous than the 18 he hit during the regular season that counted. Twenty-five years to the day after his grand slam-single in the 15th inning lifted the Mets over Atlanta in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series at Shea Stadium,

Twenty-five years before Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos lifted memorable grand slams to fuel the Mets’ October run to the NLCS, there was Robin Ventura’s “Grand Slam Single.” Thursday marked exactly two-and-a-half decades since Game 5 of the 1999 NLCS in which Ventura hit the most recognizable home run that never was

The New York Mets’ Mark Vientos was well aware of the situation, knowing exactly why the Los Angeles Dodgers walked Francisco Lindor intentionally right in front of him to load the bases.