Here, There, Everywhere: Pederson Does It All For Dodgers

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October 26, 2020

Joc Pederson is the guy the Los Angeles Dodgers didnt need or want until October.

After nearly being traded in February and hitting .190 in the regular season, Pederson is coming up big in the postseason.

Pederson crushed a fastball from Rays starter Tyler Glasnow over the left-center field wall leading off the second Sunday night, extending LA’s lead to 3-0. After enduring a stunning 8-7 loss in Game 4, the Dodgers rebounded early and went on to a 4-2 victory over Tampa Bay. Los Angeles leads 3-2 in the best-of-seven Series.

The left-handed slugger could tell immediately it was gone.

They dont want that smoke, Pederson bellowed upon returning to the dugout. Come on, lets go!

It was the Dodgers 28th home run of the postseason after leading the majors with 118 during the regular season.

Pederson homered in the Dodgers’ losing efforts in the 2017 and 2018 World Series, too.

He doesn’t have a set spot in the Dodgers’ loaded lineup. But Pederson fits in just about everywhere. He started in left in Games 1, 3 and 5 of the World Series. He pinch hit and stayed in to play second base in Game 2 and pinch hit and then played center field in Game 4.

He made a nifty running grab on a fly by Joey Wendle and smacked into the wall for the second out of the seventh.

After the Dodgers shelled out big bucks to trade for Mookie Betts and David Price in February, they nearly traded Pederson to the rival Angels. But Angels owner Arte Moreno killed the deal that would have sent the 2015 All-Star and pitcher Ross Stripling to Anaheim.

Pederson struggled during the regular season, batting .190 with seven homers and 16 RBIs. He went on the paternity list in early September, returned for a stretch and then went on the family medical emergency list shortly thereafter.

Pederson began heating up in October. He’s hitting .400 in the World Series, second on the team to red-hot Corey Seager, who’s batting .471.

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Here, There, Everywhere: Pederson Does It All For Dodgers

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