On July 26, 2023, James Outman showed all of Los Angeles exactly how good he could be in their comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Outman, who was in his first full season with the Dodgers, reached base five times in the Dodgers’ comeback win over the Blue Jays that was punctuated by Outman lining a walk-off double to center field.
A little more than two years later, Outman’s Dodgers career ended in an unceremonious trade where the 28-year-old was flipped to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for old friend Brock Stewart.
While Outman was able to provide Dodgers fans with one last gift by helping the team get Stewart, it still doesn’t take away from the fact that his time with the franchise will always be a case of “what if.