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Dodgers catcher Ben Rortvedt connects for a double against the Cincinnati Reds during Game 2 of the National League Wildcard Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 1.
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Neither Alex Call nor Ben Rortvedt had appeared in a playoff sport until this season. And though neither Dodger reserve acquired off the bench in the first two video games of the World Series, they’re a lot nearer to the motion then they anticipated to be before the July trades that introduced them to Los Angeles.
“It’s really cool. I’m just soaking it all in,” said Call, who got here over from the Washington Nationals at the deadline.
“It’s been a whirlwind,” added Rortvedt, who was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays, then spent most of the summer season in triple A before being called up when Will Smith acquired damage in early September. “I’ve been taking it more day by day, so it hasn’t kind of struck me as much as people think it would. Definitely when this is done I’m really going to reflect and kind of realize how crazy it has been to kind of be on this team and be where we are now.”
Call, 31, who also performed with the Cleveland Guardians in a five-year big-league profession, appeared in one sport in each of the Dodgers’ first three playoff collection, going three for 4 with two walks, getting hit by a pitch and scoring a run.
“It’s kind of crazy because it feels like it should have been harder,” Call said of reaching the World Series. “With the Nats, it’s like we were going to have to grind our way all the way to the top. And then you get to come over the Dodgers and you’re the favorites, World Series champs. You’ve got probably the best roster ever assembled, with amazing stars up and down the lineup, and then they’re like, ‘Oh yeah, we want Alex Call on our team.’
“That’s kind of an amazing compliment.”
Rortvedt, 28, who also performed with the Yankees and Minnesota Twins in 4 seasons, began the first 4 video games of the postseason and hit .429.
“If I pinch myself, it’s kind of like I’m not sure [I’m here,]” he said. “I just try to be as prepared as I can, understand the magnitude of things, and just try to be prepared and try to slow everything down and do my best.”
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