NEW YORK — There were runners on first and second. So my mission, as I poked around the Dodgers’ locker room after the game, was to ask Ohtani and Hernández’s teammates one simple question: Which was more amazing — that Hernández had just tied Babe Ruth on the all-time postseason home run list or that Ohtani was 17 for his …
Three weeks ago, Mark Prior decided it was time to rip the Band-Aid off. “It’s just crazy,” Buehler said, “how little things can click and make such a big difference.” If Buehler has looked like a different pitcher since then, giving up four earned runs while striking out 10 batters in his last two starts, it’s because he’s felt like …
Karen Walker had never heard anyone use the word “perennial” in a speech before. “The success that he’s had, I’m not surprised,” said Shaffar, one of the many influences in Buehler’s rise as one of baseball’s best pitchers, and perhaps the best arm on the Dodgers star-studded staff. That was really cool to see.” — Clayton Kershaw on Walker Buehler’s …
