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Member of worst baseball team of all time wins 2024 World Series

Member of worst baseball team of all time wins 2024 World Series

Oct 30, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Michael Kopech (45) pitches during the fourth inning against the New York Yankees in game four of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Congratulations to Michael Kopech.

The Los Angeles Dodgers reliever just won his first World Series title over the New York Yankees in five games in a postseason performance that’s best classified as solid for the 28-year-old.

He wasn’t the Dodgers’ best arm (because Walker Buehler exists, among other things), but he was solid enough to earn manager Dave Roberts’ trust in October with 10 strikeouts over nine innings with a 3.00 ERA and 1.33 WHIP.

Kopech, however, accomplished something much more astounding. Something he can hold over every one of his Dodgers teammates. He will now be credited with being a member of the worst MLB team of all time the same year he won the World Series.

Up until late July, Kopech was a part of the 121-loss Chicago White Sox. He was ultimately dealt to Los Angeles at the trade deadline as part of a three-team swap that sent  Kopech, Tommy Edman and Oliver Gonzalez to the Dodgers while the St. Louis Cardinals received Erick Fedde and Tommy Pham. Chicago received Miguel Vargas, Alexander Albertus and Jeral Pérez.

That trade proved crucial for Los Angeles as Edman earned National League Championship Series MVP against the New York Mets.

Vargas, the centerpiece of the return from the Dodgers, slashed .104/.217/.170 for the White Sox over 42 games after the trade.

Congrats, once again, to Michael Kopech for escaping baseball hell and reaching immortality only a few months later. Anything is truly possible.

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This article originally appeared on For The Win: Member of worst baseball team of all time wins 2024 World Series



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