Bill Plaschke: Gavin Lux lives up to the hype in his opening act with the Dodgers
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Sep 03, 2019
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES - Talk about a wake-up call.
The Dodgers' newest arrival was in the lobby of a local hotel Monday morning buying a coffee when he was approached by a man who spotted him while exiting an elevator.
"Are you Gavin Lux?" the guy asked.
Understand, Gavin Lux is a 21-year-old infielder who had been in Los Angeles barely 12 hours. He had spent the summer playing for two teams in Oklahoma. He had never worn a Dodgers uniform in a regular-season game.
Yet a complete stranger quickly recognized him at a distant coffee stand, a development so startling, Lux answered the identity question as if he
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