It was the first postseason walk-off homer since Kirk Gibson’s famous game-winner off of Dennis Eckersley and the Oakland A’s in the 1988 World Series. But sadly, the Dodgers were unable to finish the 2017 season like the ‘88 Dodgers, falling one game short of the championship.
Now, 30 years later, the Dodgers have set their sights on the crown once more, determined to succeed. Determined. Determined to turn the page. Determined to return to the Fall Classic. Determined to exorcise the ghosts of their Game 7 nightmare. Determined to bring home the trophy. And no Dodger seems to drip more determination from his pores than third baseman Justin Turner.