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Dylan Hernández: Julio Urías proved he can be the Dodgers' ace; now they must pay him like one

In this photo from Oct. 11, 2022, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias pitches during the fourth inning of game one of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA..

Don't mistake his humility for weakness. Don't confuse his silence for contentment.

Julio Urías has pride.

Listen to him carefully. It's there.

"I always try to give respect to whomever deserves it," Urías said in Spanish. "I try to do my thing and hopefully they also carry their part, no?"

He was talking about the Dodgers and how this could be his final season with them. He will be a free agent next winter.

The Dodgers haven't always treated the 26-year-old the way

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