After Closing Out World Series, Walker Buehler Struggles At Yankee Stadium With Red Sox
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Walker Buehler leaves the field during the first inning of a baseball game … More against the New York Yankees, Friday, June 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Before Friday, Walker Buehler’s previous appearance at Yankee Stadium was a pair of massive contributions for the Los Angeles Dodgers, resulting in the visiting clubhouse turning into a massive celebration and a place of cursing and drinking ahead of a celebration spilling onto the field until about 3 am. Buehler’s five scoreless innings of two-hit ball in Game 3 and his two strikeouts in a 16-pitch save two nights later resulted in the massive dogpile on the field and also was his last pitch as a Dodgers for the time being. About eight months later, Buehler was on the mound this time in the context of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry. He was part of an aggressive offseason for the Red Sox, who signed him to a one-year, $21 million contract after a notable postseason following recovery from Tommy John surgery on his elbow. And the feelings were nowhere near as joyful when he secured the Dodgers’ first full season World Series title since 1988. The Yankees looked much better against him, tagging him for five runs in the first inning after he was one strike away and two more in the second, sending him into the night following his shortest outing since joining the Red Sox on the “prove-it” deal. About two-plus hours after his final pitch, Buehler showed some massive frustration, unleashing a few expletives along the way. The summary on the transcription service most people use nowadays says the “subject is frustrated with his performance” and it is putting it diplomatically. “This organization put a lot of faith in me this offseason and…
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