Midway through last month, Los Angeles Dodgers closer Craig Kimbrel was in the middle of one of the worst seasons of his career.
Once the most feared reliever in baseball, Kimbrel’s name was only feared at Dodger Stadium, which regularly jeered his name. By Aug. 21, he had seen his ERA climb to 4.46 and hadn’t successfully protected a one-run lead until four days earlier. The Dodgers kept him on as their closer, but that spoke more of their injury woes and continued success than any…
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