Dodgers Will Have Memorable Team Legends Throwing Out First Pitch at NLCS
The Los Angeles Dodgers will bring back two former franchise greats to throw out the first pitch in each of their first two games of the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers will host the first two games of the NLCS against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium.
Manny Ramirez, who played for the Dodgers from 2008-10, will throw out the first pitch ahead of Game 1 of the NLCS on Sunday, via Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times. Ramirez spent the majority of his career with the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Guardians, but will still get to throw out the honorary pitch for the Dodgers before their most meaningful playoff game since 2021.
Over his 18-year career, Ramirez made the MLB All-Star team 12 separate times. He won the World Series twice — both titles came with the Red Sox — and the World Series MVP in 2004. He is also a nine-time Silver Slugger and finished his career with a .312 batting average and 2,574 hits, 555 home runs, and 1,831 RBIs.
Ramirez had his most productive season as a Dodger in 2009 when he recorded 19 home runs and 63 RBIs over 104 games.
Former Dodger Shawn Green will throw out the first pitch before Game 2 on Monday. Green played for the Dodgers from 2000-04, and previously held the franchise single-season home record with 49 home runs during the 2001 season. That record was broken by designated hitter Shohei Ohtani this season, as Ohtani went on to finish the season with 54 home runs, the Dodgers’ new single-season record.
Before Ohtani broke Green’s record, Green told Dodgers Nation that he was “at peace” with Ohtani overtaking his record.
“I think Ohtani is the greatest baseball player who ever lived. If he retired today he’d be the greatest baseball player,” Green told Dodgers Nation. “And so for me, it’s been definitely an honor to hold the most home runs in a season by a Dodger. If it’s going to get broken, why not be broken by the greatest player who ever lived?”
Green did also play for the New York Mets, spending both the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the Mets before retiring from MLB. The two-time MLB All-Star additionally spent time with the Toronto Blue Jays and Arizona Diamondbacks during his career.
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