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Dodgers’ Will Klein Speaks on Whirlwind Season, Becoming World Series Hero

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In Game 3 of the World Series, an unlikely hero emerged for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

After 13 innings of baseball, the defending champions had exhausted all of their options in the bullpen — except one.

Right-handed reliever Will Klein was the last man standing in the Dodgers bullpen, and LA would turn to him in a high-leverage situation against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Klein kept the Dodgers in the game, tossing four scoreless inning in a 72-pitch performance that featured five strikeouts. The right-hander had never thrown more than 40 pitches in a game before and has a career ERA of 5.