The Los Angeles Dodgers have won two World Series championships in the last five years, and only a select few players have been a part of both.
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Two of those players, Austin Barnes and Chris Taylor, were released by the Dodgers in the span of a week. While the Dodgers used both veterans sparingly this season, the pair were the longest-tenured position players both having spent nearly a decade with the organization.
Nevertheless, the Dodgers felt it was best to part ways with Barnes and Taylor amid a tight division race.