LOS ANGELES — As the tiny visitors’ clubhouse began to clear out and Phillies players started to leave Dodger Stadium last Thursday night, Ranger Suárez and team interpreter Diego D’Aniello were ushered into a nearby hallway to speak to the handful of reporters that remained following the devastating end to the National League Division Series for Philadelphia.
Suárez, a hero in Game 3 and one of the best postseason performers in major-league history, has been with the Phillies organization since signing as a 16-year-old in 2012. But the left-hander is destined for free agency for the first time this winter after the season finished much earlier than Suárez and his teammates expected.