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Dodgers News: Dave Roberts Reacts to the Removal of All Things Julio Urias at Dodger Stadium

The Dodgers returned home to Dodger Stadium on Monday for the first time in just over a week and there were subtle changes at the ballpark that spoke volumes about the organization’s stance on estranged pitcher Julio Urias.

He doesn’t belong here and more.




Eight days after his arrest for suspicion of domestic violence, all signs of Urias are gone or obscured at Dodger Stadium. Murals painted over or covered. Memorabilia baring his name from his career — particularly from the 2020 World Series run — have been removed. As has his locker in the clubhouse.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts spoke with reporters about the erasure of Urias’s legacy for LA.

“I didn’t know, and … it’s sad, it really is,” Roberts said. “It’s sad on every level.”

Via LA Times

Roberts added that the decision to pull the pitcher’s locker was an “organizational decision” that only became aware of minutes before his daily media availability.

The team also pulled a scheduled bobblehead night and replaced it with a left over bobblehead giveaway. His likeness has been removed from marketing assets and all jerseys and merchandise was also pulled from stores at Dodger Stadium.

Urias is on paid administrative leave with no end date announced. He is scheduled for a court date on September 27th in Los Angeles.

Photo Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Clint Pasillas

Clint is the lead editor and manager of DodgersNation.com, and a host and analyst on DN's Blue Heaven podcast live stream. Since joining Dodgers Nation, Clint has helped grow the site into a top-50 baseball website in the world. He's been writing, blogging, and podcasting Dodgers since about 2008. He was there for Nomar, Greg Maddux, and Blake DeWitt, and he'll be there for Walker Buehler, Alex Verdugo, Dustin May, and any Dodgers of the future. He's also a sandwich enthusiast, a consummate athlete, and a friend.

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