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    Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw has a pitching doppelganger in single A

    LOS ANGELES — Will Dion was a high school sophomore pitcher in Louisiana struggling to throw strikes when his pitching coach had an idea. The coach, Jared Gothreaux, placed a box by Dion's feet. He instructed Dion to put his right foot on it after lifting his leg up and pause before continuing his delivery to the plate. The point was to slow Dion down. Dion, a left-hander, did the drill until ...
    by Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times Apr 20, 2022 3 minutes
    Starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning at Dodger Stadium on September 13, 2021 in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — Will Dion was a high school sophomore pitcher in Louisiana struggling to throw strikes when his pitching coach had an idea.

    The coach, Jared Gothreaux, placed a box by Dion's feet. He instructed Dion to put his right foot on it after lifting his leg up and pause before continuing his delivery to the plate. The point was to slow Dion down. Dion, a left-hander, did the drill until it became habit.

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