Los Angeles Times

Dylan Hernández: Walker Buehler isn't letting high-stakes season diminish his big-game bravado

PHOENIX — He's played with Clayton Kershaw, who would insist he was healthy when he really wasn't because he was determined to make his next start. He also has played with Max Scherzer, who removed himself from the postseason rotation because he didn't want to risk an injury that would compromise his value on the free-agent market. So if Walker Buehler winds up in a position in which he has to ...
Walker Buehler of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on May 30, 2022, in Los Angeles.

PHOENIX — He's played with Clayton Kershaw, who would insist he was healthy when he really wasn't because he was determined to make his next start.

He also has played with Max Scherzer, who removed himself from the postseason rotation because he didn't want to risk an injury that would compromise his value on the free-agent market.

So if Walker Buehler winds up in a position in which he has to prioritize the Dodgers' competitive needs or his long-term health and financial future, whose example will he

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times4 min read
California Exodus Left A Gaping Population Hole. Can The Golden State Bounce Back?
Despite a recent uptick in population, California still has a long way to go to make up for the exodus that began in 2019 and accelerated during the pandemic. Though the state population grew 0.17% in 2023 — the first year of growth since the COVID-1
Los Angeles Times4 min readAmerican Government
Jackie Calmes: Whatever Big Oil Wants, Big Oil Gets. As Long As It Bankrolls Trump
What better sign could there be that we’re drowning in political outrage, that we’re inured to it, than this: A national newspaper scooped this month that Donald Trump gathered about two dozen oil industry executives for a chopped steak dinner at his
Los Angeles Times8 min read
Sammy Roth: Meet The Comedians Telling Hilarious Jokes About Climate Change
LOS ANGELES — Lots of people enjoy laughing at billionaires — but it wasn’t just any billionaires who were the targets of Esteban Gast’s recent comedic jabs at the Crow, an intimate comedy club just off Metro’s E Line tracks in Santa Monica. After ad

Related Books & Audiobooks