Since its inception in 1947, the Dodgers have had 18 players earn the award. It is now named after the first ever winner, Jackie Robinson. For the first two years of the award, only one was given. Robinson got the first in 47, and Alvin Dark of the Braves won in 48. In 1949 the American League began awarding the ROY and the first recipient was Roy Sievers, an outfielder with the St. Louis Browns. The NL winner in 49 was Don Newcombe, the Dodger pitcher.
Newcombe would be followed by Joe Black in 52, Jim Gilliam in 53, Frank Howard in 60, Jim Lefebvre in 65, Ted Sizemore in 69. The Dodgers then reeled off four in a tow from 79-82 with Sutcliffe, Howe, Valenzuela and Sax. From 92 to 96 they had five in a row, Karros, Piazza, Mondesi, Nomo and Hollandsworth. It would be nineteen years before their next one, Corey Seager in 2016, and then Cody Bellinger in 17. They haven’t had one since.
Buehler finished 3rd in 18, Gonsolin finished 4th and May 5th in 2020. They had no finalists in 21 or 22. Outman finished 3rd in 23. Last season they again had no finalists. This season, they have Sasaki and Kim who are expected to be on the 26-man roster, although Kim’s performance so far may buy him a ticket to OKC. Sasaki is considered the #1 prospect in all of baseball. Will one of those two make enough of an impact to become the Dodgers 19th ROY? It remains to be seen. But let’s look back over the years and see which rookies had the best seasons.
I went back to the 1903 Superba’s. 23-year-old pitcher, Oscar Jones had a nice rookie season. He won 19 games and lost 14. His ERA was 2.94. But he was gone after three seasons in the majors. In 1922, Dazzy Vance at age 31 had a 18-12 record as a rookie. He led the league with 134 strikeouts. babe Herman broke in with Brooklyn in 1926 at the age of 23. He had a good season, batting .319 with a .875 OPS. 
In 1940, two rookies broke into the Dodger lineup. 21-year-old SS, Pee Wee Reese, and 21-year-old CF, Pete Reiser. Reiser barely exceeded his rookie status in 1940, but in his first full season as a Dodger in 41, he hit .343, leading the league he led the league with 17 triples, scored 117 runs and had 39 doubles, also leading the league in those two stats. He also had a league leading .964 OPS.
The war years, 42-45 saw most of the players doing some sort of service. Old stars and fringe players made up many of the rosters. By 1947 things were getting back to normal and teams were signing young players. Branch Rickey had decided that the Dodgers needed an influx of new talent, and he had his scouts combing the Negro Leagues for it. Jackie Robinson may not have been the most polished and talented baseball player in the Negro Leagues, and he certainly was not the most famous. But college educated and married at the time, he fit the profile of the type of player Rickey wanted.
According to his Baseball Reference page, Jackie only played in 34 games for the Monarchs. His first season in the organization was spent at Montreal. In 124 games he hit .349 and stole 40 bases. It was pretty obvious he had little to prove at AAA. Jackie had a very good rookie year and got 78% of the vote for ROY and beat Larry Jansen of the Giants by 24 points. His final line was .297/12/48. His OPS was .810. He led the league in steals, 29, caught stealing, 11, and sacrifice hits, 28. When you consider what he went through on the field, putting up those kinds of numbers is pretty amazing. 
Don Newcombe was the 49 ROY. He recorded 17 wins and 9 losses with a 3.17 ERA. His strikeout to walk ratio was just about 2-1. Brooklyn had a pretty set lineup in those days, so it was hard for the younger players to get much playing time if any at all. And this was also a point in time when managers trusted their veterans a lot more than some kid just up from the farm. Jackie broke in when he was 28, so he was very mature. Newcombe on the other hand was 23 his rookie season. Campanella was 26 his rookie year but had been playing in the Negro Leagues since he was 15. 
The 51 Dodgers had seven players aged 25 or under play for them that season. Duke Snider was the youngest regular at 24 years old. Dick Williams, who would go on to a Hall of Fame career as a manager, made his debut at age 22. But he played very little. In 1952 the Dodgers ROY winner was Joe Black, a RHP who could both start and relieve. He had a very good rookie year with 15 wins, 4 losses and 15 saves. He had a 2.15 ERA and led the league in games finished with 41. He was selected as ROY over the second-place finisher, the legendary Hoyt Wilhelm.
In 1953, it was Jim Gilliams turn. His ROY stats were quoted in the post I did on him earlier this month. His versatility would lead him to a long career. His numbers were not spectacular, but they were the best by an offensive player that year. He beat out LHP Harvey Haddix, who would gain some notoriety years later throwing 12 perfect innings before losing a game to the Braves.
The Dodgers had no finalists in the 54 voting, but a future Dodger was named the ROY, Wally Moon of the Cardinals. Moon hit.304. His win is notable since the second-place finisher was one Ernie Banks, and the fourth was a kid named Aaron. Don Bessent, the Dodgers RHP finished 3rd in the voting in 55. He had an 8-1 record; 2.70 ERA and he saved 3 games. Brooklyn had some youngster’s trying to crack the roster almost every year, like Don Zimmer in 54. But they did not get enough playing time to really make a difference. That would of course start to change when the team moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 season, and the Boys of Summer went past their prime. 
From 56-59, the Dodgers had no rookie place in the ROY voting. One player who could have been considered for the 57 award was outfielder, Gino Cimoli. Cimoli hit .292 that year with 10 homers and 57 driven in. Jack Sanford, the Phillies pitcher, won that year. He had a 19-8 record for the woeful Phils. The first two years in California, 58-59, the Giants had the ROY both years, and both of them primarily first basemen, Orlando Cepeda, and then McCovey in 59. In 1960, Dodger rookie, Frank Howard won the award. Frank clubbed 23 homers, drove in 77 and hit .268. Pancho Herrera of the Phillies finished second. Another Dodger rookie, Tommy Davis, was fifth in the voting. He hit .276 with 11 homers and 44 driven in. He played in 110 games, seven less than Howard. 
Willie Davis debuted in 61. The 21-year-old speedster hit .254 but did not garner any ROY votes. Billy Williams was the ROY and Joe Torre came in second. The Dodgers had no finalists from 61-64. The Cubs Ken Hubbs earned the award in 62 then died in a plane crash just before spring training in 64. Pete Rose in 63 and Dick Allen in 64 were the next two winners. The Dodgers bounced back from a lackluster 64 to win the pennant in 65 and part of the reason was the performance of rookie second baseman, Jim Lefebvre.
Lefebvre played 157 games for the Dodgers and was part of the first ever all switch-hitting infield. Wes Parker at first, Lefebvre at second, Wills at SS and Gilliam at third. Jim hit .250 with 12 homers and he drove in 69 runs. He was injured during the World Series with the Twins and only played in 3 of the games. He was 4-10 in the series. Today, he might not have won that vote. The second-place finisher was Hall of Famer, Joe Morgan, who was with Houston at the time. Morgan hit .270, stole 20 bases, scored 100 runs and had an OPS 85 points higher than Lefebvre. 
Three more years would pass before a Dodger became the ROY. Ted Sizemore, another second baseman, earned the award in 1969. Ted hit .271 in 159 games. He had 160 hits, the most by any rookie that year. Coco Laboy of the Expos finished second, and Al Oliver of the Pirates third. Sizemore would be traded after the 1970 season along with C Bob Stinson, for Dick Allen. Allen would play exactly one season in LA, clash with Alston, and then be traded himself for Tommy John of the White Sox. 
Cey and Lopes finished in a virtual tie for 4th in the voting in 73. Lopes had an excellent year with a .275 average and 36 stolen bases, but Gary Mathews of the Giants hit .300. Cey was at .245. No Dodger would be mentioned in the rookie voting again until 1979. Rick Sutcliffe became the first of four consecutive ROY’s for LA. Rick posted 17 wins and 10 losses in his 30 games. He pitched 242 innings and had a 3.46 ERA. He received 20 of the 24 first place votes.
In 1980, the ROY was Steve Howe. The second Dodger relief pitcher to win the award, the first being Joe Black in 1952. Howe had 17 saves, a 7-9 record and a 2.86 ERA. He received 67% of the first-place votes. He beat some very stiff competition. Dave Smith of the Astros had an ERA of 1.93 with 7 wins and 10 saves. Lonnie Smith, who was with the Phillies at the time, hit .339 with a OPS of .840 in 100 games. 
In 81, it was the year of Fernando. He had a season for the ages, and so did the Dodgers. After the heartbreaking loss in the 163rd game of the 1980 season, they bounced back in what would be a shortened season and were declared winners of the west in the first half. A large part of that was due to the dominance of their rookie left-hander. Fernando went 9-4 in the first half. Including 8 straight wins, 5 of which were shutouts. He did not lose a game until May 18th against the Phillies. All of those first 8 games were complete games.
He would finish with a 13-5 record, 2.48 ERA. He led the league in strikeouts, innings pitched complete games, and games started. He got 17.5 first place votes, the other 6.5 went to Tim Raines of the Expos. He would also win the Cy Young award over Tom Seaver by 2% of the vote. Seaver won 14, lost 2, and his ERA was 2.54. Carlton, Ryan and Bruce Sutter were the other three finalists. 
With Lopes being traded to the A’s after the 81 season, the Dodgers needed a full time second baseman and they went with the rookie, Steve Sax. Sax brought speed to the aging core of the lineup and stole 49 bases. He batted a solid .282 and had a OBP of .335. He barely beat out Pittsburgh second baseman Johnny Ray, getting 9 first place votes to Ray’s 6. And earning 53% of the vote to Ray’s 48.
In 1983, Garvey had left the Dodgers as a free agent and went to the Padres. 26-year-old Greg Brock took his place at 1st base. Brock would finish 7th in the ROY voting, way behind the winner, Darryl Strawberry. LA had several young players that season, SS, Dave Anderson, OF Cecil Espy, who would be sent to the Pirates in a trade for Bill Madlock. Sid Bream was also a part of that trade which was finalized in September of 1985. Madlock was acquired after the Pedro Guererro at third experiment fizzled. Pedro was there because Cey had been traded to the Cubs.
Orel Hershiser finished 3rd in the 1984 vote, far behind winner Dwight Gooden. He was followed by Mariano Duncan who finished 3rd behind Vince Coleman in 85. The 86 team had a rookie playing center most of the time, Reggie Williams. He did not get any votes for ROY, but he played well enough in 128 games hitting .277. He had no power though and was soon traded away. Jose Gonzalez and Jeff Hamilton also made their debuts that season with little fanfare. 
The Dodgers leaned more towards veterans, as shown with them acquiring John Shelby and Kirk Gibson, along with Mike Davis in 88. But there was one rookie who had some impact on the team that season, P, Tim Belcher. He went 12-6 for the pennant winning Dodgers with a 2.91 ERA and finished 3rd in the voting behind Chris Sabo of the Reds. It would be 1992 before a Dodger got any votes for ROY, and he began the run of five straight ROY’s. Eric Karros, he received 22 of the 24 first place votes, far out distancing second place finisher, Moises Alou of the Expos. 
Next up was Mike Piazza in 93. Piazza garnered all 28 of the first-place votes on the strength of a .318/35/112 rookie year. His OPS that year was .932. He was far and away the best rookie that year. Greg McMichael, a RHP for the Braves finished a distant second. Another young Dodger finished 9th in the voting, Pedro Martinez. Pedro was 10-5 with a 2.61 ERA. Misjudged by Lasorda, he would be traded for Delino De Shields in one of the worst deals in Dodger history. 
In 1994, it was Raul Mondesi’s turn to be the ROY. Mondesi, a right fielder with a cannon for an arm, hit .306/16/56 and had a OPS of .849. Second was P John Hudek of the Astros, a relief pitcher who had recorded 16 saves. He never came close to that number again in his six years in the majors. Finishing third was the Braves, Ryan Klesko. That winter the Dodgers went out and signed Japanese pitcher, Hideo Nomo. He would become the first Japanese player in the majors since Masanori Murakami in the 60’s. Nomo also would become the first Japanese player to be named the ROY. 
Nomo, unlike Piazza and Mondesi, did not receive all of the first-place votes. He wound up with 18 first place votes which gave him the award over second place finisher, Chipper Jones of the Braves, who received the other 10 votes. Nomo finished 13-6 with a 2.54 ERA and he led the league in strikeouts with 236. Just when you thought they could not do it again, Todd Hollandsworth, a LH hitting outfielder, won the award in 1996 on the strength of a .291/12/59 season. He also stole 21 bases. He was in a fairly close race with Edgar Renteria. A SS who was playing for Miami. Renteria hit .309 and stole 16 bases.
After 1996, it would be a long time before another Dodger would win the award. Not until 2016 when Corey Seager would take over SS and win the award. It wasn’t that they did not have any good rookies break in over the years, it was just that there was always some player on a different team who was that much better. Kids like Roger Cedeno, Wilton Guererro, Paul LoDuca, would all lose out to some player who would have just an outstanding season. Even Todd Helton, who is now in the Hall, did not win the ROY, he finished second to Kerry Wood of the Cubs.
LA finally had a player make the final list in Ishii in 2002, he was fourth in the voting, getting one first place vote. His first season, Beltre played too many games for his rookie status to be carried into the next year. So, he never had a chance to be on the ROY list. The Dodgers of the early 2000’s were made up of mostly older veterans. Young guys did not have much of a chance to crack the roster. Except for an occasional young pitcher, the position players just did not get many chances. 2004 Fox sold the Dodgers to Frank McCourt.
Things did not get much better. LA still preferred the veterans. In 2006 though, LA had three rookies get votes. Andre Ethier was fifth, Takahashi Saito was seventh and Russell Martin was ninth. James Loney, who hit .331 in 96 games with a .919 OPS, finished 6th in 2007. Chad Billingsley cracked the starting rotation the same year. In 2008, a young lefty joined the rotation going 5-5. He is still with the team, Clayton Kershaw.
In 2010, Kenley Jansen finished seventh in the voting. In 2013, two Dodgers earned votes, Yasiel Puig, who finished second to Jose Fernandez, and Hyun-Jin Ryu, who finished fourth. The LA International signings were well represented. Joc Pederson, who had a terrific first half in 2015, finished sixth in the voting. Then came 2016, and Corey Seager, who had looked very good in his September call-up in 2015, went on to earn the ROY with a .308/26/72 showing. He led all rookies with 193 hits and had an OPS of .877. 
The oddity of his win is that the second-place finisher was Trea Turner, who would replace Seager after the 21 season as the Dodgers starting SS. Unlike Seager, Bellinger was a unanimous choice for ROY in 2017. He received all 30 first place votes over Paul DeJong. He finished with a .269/39/99 line. He slugged over .500 and his OPS was .933. Bellinger was called up to replace Adrian Gonzalez, who was injured early in the year. He played in 132 games. Since then, no Dodger has come close to winning the award. Buehler did place third in 2018, but he only got one first place vote. 
So, who had the best rookie seasons? My number one for a position player is Piazza. His power and ability to drive in runs sets him apart from most of the players who have earned the award. Howard never hit for a great average; Robinson was a very good hitter with less than average power. Karros had pop but was not a high average hitter. Mondesi had some power, was a great right fielder with a cannon arm, but he never quite made it to superstar heights.
As for the pitchers, both Newcombe and Sutcliffe won 17 games their rookie years. Newcombe’s had a little more meaning since his came in a pennant winning season. But Fernando made the biggest contribution as a rookie pitcher than anyone else. Helping the Dodgers win the 81 World Series. Taking that into consideration and the fact that Fernando mania had a life of its own, makes his season by far the best for a pitcher. Will any kids in the Dodgers system have an impact in the coming years? We will have to wait and see. Right now, most of them are blocked by some very good and high-priced players. The best chance for the next ROY seems to be Roki Sasaki. The kid has some nasty stuff. Will he pitch well enough in his first MLB season to garner the award, some think he is a lock. Only time will tell. 
Conforto now has 5 hits in his last 6 at bats. He drove in 3 runs last night with a double and a homer. Looking a lot more comfortable at the plate. Outman again with another ofer, OKC here I come. They play at Camelback today, but they are the visiting team. Glasnow gets the start. Pitching looked really good last night. Sauer pitched 2 solid innings, then gave up 4 in the 9th without getting an out. Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour tonight.
Really enjoyed the article Bear. How in the world to you get 5 ROY awards in a row? Wow. Love to see an article on all of Vin Scully’s broadcast partners over the years. I think he started out with the great Mel Allen in Brooklyn
It was Red Barber
I can do that. Should be pretty easy.
Stanton has severe injuries in both of his elbows, and Cole has to have imaging on his elbow. Bad news for the Yankees.
Empathy is a good thing but when it comes to the Yankees, i have to search too deeply to be be proud of finding it.
I hear you. Just posting the news.
Did anyone else catch Barry Bond’ comments about Ohtani and the differences between the game when he played all those years ago and today’s game. How pitchers would knock successful hitters down and punish those who celebrated. Pretty interesting criticism from someone who wore a suit of armor to the plate and cheated the rules.
My reacti0on is one I always reserve for his comments.
Shut the Fu*k Up!
If he is right then congratulations to how the game is played today.
Every once in a while on this blog in a few others, there are posts, maybe sarcastic, maybe knee – jerky) about how it sucks to be a Dodgers prospect.
If you ever get pains of this, feeling yourself check out this article which alluded to how great the Dodgers development system is:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6186944/2025/03/08/matt-sauer-dodgers-tokyo-roster/?source=user_shared_articleHow Matt Sauer got himself onto the Dodgers’ Tokyo travel roster: ‘It was awesome’
Sauer is not a prospect.
Sauer might not be a prospect, but he still has rookie status. Second round pick by the Yankees has pitched exactly 16.1 innings in the majors. He is 26 years old now.
Not the point, sorry if that was missed.
The point is the attention and breadth of Dodgers pitching development.
If they are going to do such work with a NRI, imagine what they do with prospects.
Totally agree. The system is loaded with arms, now if they could find a position player or two.
The burden of clarity in writing falls upon the writer. Sorry if that was missed.
Which is why I clarified it!
not sure what is going on, but I thought that was clear.
This is getting ironic.
Where is Gonsolin?
Not sure. He is not on the list of scheduled starters. I have to believe that May is going to get the #5 slot for now, and Gonsolin will pitch out of the pen, since the Dodgers feel he can do that better than May.
Even if they plan to have Gonsolin pitch out of the pen, you would think they’d give him some work in major league games to prepare for that. It’s been quite a while since the appearance when he piggy backed with May.
I read the following article about Glasnow making adjustments to his delivery, specifically his “spine angle” and it gives me the willies. With his history of injury, surgery, trips to the IL and delivery adjustments, I think he will not be there by the end of the season (again). Obviously, the guy wants to play but I don’t think his body is going to allow it. In the article, he mentions that right away during last season that he was having trouble recovering after starts, so he didn’t start wearing down as the season progressed, he was having trouble immediately and just kept pitching. Take a read of the article and see if you are seeing what I am reading between the lines.
https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/tyler-glasnow-making-adjustment-to-stay-healthy-in-2025
I have a totally different take. He has made corrections to eliminate what happened last year. It all has to do with his spine angle in delivery that emanates from his extension. What they were talking about with his trouble with recovery was from last year. He made the adjustment. He explains that what he has adjusted is now allowing for a more healthy extension, which is already elite. Muscle memory is taking over, and he now feels free and easy, NOT flying open, and without thinking about it.
This adjustment was done to eliminate what happened last year. This does not mean he will not get injured, nor is it more likely that he will. Pitchers arms are tenuous at best. Any one of the LAD pitchers can sustain an arm injury. Again, it happens to every team. Seattle went through last year without a significant injury to the starting rotation. This year, George Kirby is already starting the season on the IL with an inflamed shoulder. Serious? They say no. Gerrit Cole’s elbow is a mess. 2nd year in a row with Cole being held back with a barking elbow. Luis Gil will be out three months with a lat strain.
I still think this “adjustment” does not bode well for Glasnow’s longevity in the game. You have Roberts saying he needs to not be so mechanical and just let it flow and then you have others saying the “make this adjustment” , it obvious it’s not a natural thing for him. I stand by my assessment on what we should expect this season and beyond for Tyler.
Are we seriously trying to predict pitcher health?!??
Like the playoffs, pitcher health is a crap shoot these days.
Bummer for Grove.
On the not-quite-bright side, it eases the logjam just a bit. Guys like Sauer and ??? have more of a chance to shine.
I still find myself thinking there should still be a significant trade ahead. A lot of teams need pitching, and the Dodgers have plenty.
Snell starting today’s game, with Yamamoto going tomorrow and Sasaki against Cleveland on Tuesday. Dodgers do not have to name just 26 for the games in Japan, they do not have to submit the final 26 until just before the opener against the Tigers.
Technically the Dodgers do have to cut down to a 26 man roster established for the Tokyo Series. But it will be from a 31 man travel roster. And it will probably be different than the roster submitted before the Domestic Opening Day (against the Tigers).
The Dodgers will have a 31 man roster traveling to Japan. This is the roster that will be eligible to play in the exhibition games against the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers. The five extra players in all likelihood will include 3 pitchers (2 starting pitchers for the exhibition series + one other), a catcher, and another position player.
The roster will be pared to 26, with three “active players” but not on the eligible 26 man roster for the games on March 18 and 19. It is possible (probable) the two SP for the exhibition series will be part of the three not eligible for the 26 man on March 18 and 19, but considered active. We already know that RHRP Matt Sauer will be added to the travel roster, and I am guessing that Feduccia will be the extra catcher. The other three????
It all starts with the 31 man travel roster. The travel roster carries an additional $70K bonus, so it is not insignificant, especially to players like Sauer.
Thank you for the clarification.
Mets lose Alvarez for at least 6 weeks. Yankees lose Gil for at least 3 months. Stanton and Cole likely will both need surgery on their elbows. Mets learning firsthand how mediocre Soto is as an outfielder.
Fabian Ardaya reporting that Grove is having season-ending shoulder surgery.
Just confirmed by MLBTR. Grove will miss the entire season.
Add his name to the long list of Dodger pitchers who, in efforts to make an impression, are instead making appointments with surgeons. And yes, I know this happens with all teams. That doesn’t help.
In the “who’s next to go down” pool I did not have Grove.
In the “who’s next to go down” pool, I have everybody except Miguel Rojas and Kike
Nice trip down memory lane.
Judging from Sasaki’s first outing, I feel pretty good about his chances winning the ROY–and, under the new rules, enabling the Dodgers win an extra draft pick. (Maybe he’ll be a ROY too.)
Sauer may turn out to be the hidden gem of ’25. The Dodgers must have scouted him well.
In one article, he described how, after he received the invitation, he joined a Zoom call with about 10 coaches and analysts to discuss their plans for him. That’s impressive commitment.
Great article Bear. I really liked Steve Howe. Darn shame what happened to him.
Things were looking very bright in the 90’s with 5 straight ROY’s. Didn’t pan out as we only went to the playoffs 2 times in the 90’s and got smoked both times.
That Pedro Martinez trade still stings. Jody Reed was offered a three-year, $7.8 million contract extension by the Dodgers after the season, but turned it down in order to become a free agent. He eventually wound up signing a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers for only $350,000 plus incentives. The Dodgers then acquired DeShields. Dodgers and Reed both lost out big.
What was Jody Reed thinking?
Have to admit, I feel a certain schadenfreude when I read about millionaire ballplayers screwing themselves by turning down a good offer. Pete Alonso is the latest.
I certainly don’t have any pity for Reed. Greedy bastard screwed himself and led to the Dodgers making a knee jerk bad move.
Never was a huge Reed fan. His one year as a Dodger was not all that impressive. He was a 0.4 WAR player in LA. Trading Pedro was a huge mistake. Almost as bad was trading Konerko for Jeff Shaw. At least LA got four good years out of Shaw. The Reds traded Konerko for Mike Cameron. They got one year of Cameron for a 400-homer hitter.
Nice to learn that Trayce Thompson is on a tear for the Red Sox. He signed a minor league deal but is the hottest hitter on the squad, including 6 HRs.
Always liked the guy. One reason is his OC roots. Another is that Klay is his overachieving brother.
Back when Belli was flailing, Trayce moved into the starting lineup for the Dodgers. He seemed to have made a breakthrough, but the next season, after a 3-HR game, things went sideways and down for him.
He’s been very streaky. The Red Sox could be good this season, with the addition of Crochet, Buhler and Bregman. Trayce is a wild card.
Always liked Trayce. I hope he does well.
Same here. Crochet set opening day as a deadline for extension talks. TJ surgery recommended for Cole, seeking second opinion. Outman with a homer off of a lefty no less. Kim had a 2 run single, but two homers sunk LA.
TT can carry your team for a weekend only to completely dive into obscurity for the next 2 months. Definition of a streaky hitter.
Bummer for Cole and the Yankees . Tough loss to lose your ace when you are trying to make a run at the WS title.
And tough break for Grove. Lets hope this is not the start of another rash of injuries to our pitching department.
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1