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Sorry Blake Snell, but Jeremy Hellickson feels your pain

Blake Snell #4 of the Tampa Bay Rays is taken out of the game by manager Kevin Cash during the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Six of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 27, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Maxx Wolfson/Getty Images)

When Blake Snell was removed from Game 6 of the World Series before facing the order a third time, I immediately thought of Jeremy Hellickson and his treatment during the 2018 season.

Blake Snell was cruising. He was setting Dodgers hitters down, picking them up, and setting them down again.