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The first pitch of the highly anticipated World Series matchup between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers is scheduled for tonight at 8:08 p.m. ET.
Alex Verdugo will put on pinstripes this evening, but the Yankees star's jog to the Dodger Stadium outfield will likely bring back memories of his time with the Dodgers.
Verdugo made his MLB debut with the Dodgers in 2017. By all accounts, Verdugo's three-year run with the Dodgers was successful. But the team included him in a trade that sent him to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mookie Betts in 2020.
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New York Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo on the field during a workout at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Oct. 24, 2024. (Kiyoshi Mio/Imagn Images)
"I was upset. I was pretty clear I didn’t want to go anywhere," Verdugo told reporters Thursday. "I understood it from a business aspect and all that, but I was pretty hurt by it."
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Looking back on how things transpired a few years ago could provide Verdugo some extra motivation for the World Series.
"You want to win, and you want to kind of show them, ‘Hey, you guys got rid of me, and maybe it wasn’t the right decision,’" he said.
While Verdugo has competed against the Dodgers multiple times since the trade, Friday night's game will be his first with a visiting team at Dodger Stadium.
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Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Alex Verdugo hits a double in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colo., July
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