When the Los Angeles Dodgers take the field against the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Monday night, they will see a familiar face in Travis d’Arnaud.
The Long Beach, Calif., native spent all of five days with the Dodgers last season, playing in just one game before being traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations.
d’Arnaud went on to thrive in a bigger role for the Rays and turned that success into a two-year contract with the Braves this past offseason.
Though his time with the Dodgers was short, manager Dave Roberts attributed a portion of d’Arnaud’s turnaround at the plate to his work with some of the organization’s hitting coaches.