BOSTON — It had been nine months since Walker Buehler struck out Alex Verdugo, stretched his arms on the Yankee Stadium mound, and was dogpiled after recording the final outs of last year’s World Series.
But on Friday afternoon, ahead of Buehler’s first reunion with the Dodgers since departing for the Boston Red Sox in the offseason, the memory remained vividly fresh — for him, his former teammates and coaches, and even a traveling contingent of Dodgers fans in town for this weekend’s series at Fenway Park.
As Buehler chatted with members of his old organization hours before Friday’s series opener, Dodger fans taking a pregame tour of the stadium spotted him on the diamond.