Return Of Walker Buehler Shortens Injury List Of Los Angeles Dodgers
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Walker Buehler shows some rust but overcomes it in his Dodgers return
It took all of seven pitches for Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler to exceed the expectations of manager Dave Roberts, who prefaced Buehler’s first major league start in 23 months Monday night by saying, “I don’t expect to see the 96-97 mph that he had before [Tommy John] surgery.” After completing his warmup pitches with Rage Against the Machine’s “Bulls on Parade” blaring on the Dodger Stadium public-address system, Buehler went into his windup with the signature high leg-kick and fired his...
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Hernández: Walker Buehler's return was encouraging. Can he can build on it?
Inside the interview room at Dodger Stadium, Walker Buehler sounded conflicted. “I wish it could’ve gone better,” Buehler said. In the hallway outside, the surgeon who twice repaired his elbow was beaming. From a medical perspective, team physician Neal ElAttrache said, Buehler’s return to the mound on Monday night was a resounding triumph. So what if Buehler labored through the first two innings of the Dodgers’ 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins? So what if the former All-Star was charged with...
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'Ownership of the game': Former Dodgers ace Walker Buehler is ready to return
On an otherwise quiet backfield at the Dodgers’ Camelback Ranch complex this spring, a barrage of expletives rang out from the mound one late February day. In his first time facing hitters all camp, Walker Buehler was already in fiery midseason form. He’d pull a fastball inside, then admonish himself with a growl. He’d miss the other corner of the strike zone, and frustratingly blurt out a four-letter word. At one point, teammate Kiké Hernández playfully patronized the right-handed pitcher,...