{"id":120151,"date":"2024-12-25T14:52:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T14:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-hero-walker-buehler-signs-with-boston-red-sox-report-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2024-12-25T14:52:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T14:52:43","slug":"los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-hero-walker-buehler-signs-with-boston-red-sox-report-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-hero-walker-buehler-signs-with-boston-red-sox-report-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Dodgers World Series hero Walker Buehler signs with Boston Red Sox: Report &#8211; USA TODAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the key figures during the <a href=https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/los-angeles-dodgers\/243 target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|${u} class=gnt_ar_b_a>Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>&#8216; <a href=\/story\/sports\/mlb\/columnist\/bob-nightengale\/2024\/10\/31\/dodgers-beat-yankees-win-eighth-world-series-title\/75953203007\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|${u} class=gnt_ar_b_a>postseason run to the World Series<\/a> will be pitching for another team next season.<br \/>Right-hander <a href=https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/players\/walker-buehler\/658292 target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|${u} class=gnt_ar_b_a>Walker Buehler<\/a> has agreed to a one-year, $21.05 million contract with the <a href=https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/boston-red-sox\/226 target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|${u} class=gnt_ar_b_a>Boston Red Sox<\/a> that includes incentives, according to a <a href=https:\/\/x.com\/Russ_Dorsey1\/status\/1871200568527450170 target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|z|k|${u} class=gnt_ar_b_a>Yahoo! Sports report<\/a> Monday morning that was subsequently confirmed by multiple outlets. Buehler had been in the Dodgers&#8217; rotation since the 2018 season and won two World Series titles with the franchise.<br \/>Though Buehler struggled in his return from a <a href=\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2022\/08\/23\/dodgers-all-star-buehler-has-2nd-career-tommy-john-surgery\/50632987\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|${u} class=gnt_ar_b_a>second Tommy John surgery of his career<\/a> during the 2024 regular season, he delivered with a 3.60 earned run average over three starts and four appearances overall in the playoffs. He recorded the final out of the World Series for the Dodgers, emerging from the bullpen on one day&#8217;s rest to pitch the ninth inning and get the save in their Series-clinching Game 5 win over the <a href=https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/new-york-yankees\/234 target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|${u} class=gnt_ar_b_a>New York Yankees<\/a>.<br \/><strong class=gnt_ar_b_al>WHO&#8217;S ON TOP:<\/strong><a href=\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2024\/12\/20\/2024-mlb-farm-system-rankings\/77076639007\/ target=_blank rel=noopener data-t-l=\":b|e|spike click:5|${u}\" class=gnt_ar_b_a>MLB farm system rankings for every team after winter meetings<\/a><br \/>Those encouraging postseason numbers proved enough to make Buehler, 30, the latest addition to the Red Sox pitching staff as Boston tries to contend in 2025. The team already recently <a href=\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2024\/12\/11\/red-sox-to-acquire-white-sox-ace-garrett-crochet-in-trade\/76925298007\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|${u} class=gnt_ar_b_a>traded for former Chicago White Sox Garrett Crochet<\/a> and signed left-hander <a href=https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/players\/patrick-sandoval\/875337 target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|${u} class=gnt_ar_b_a>Patrick Sandoval<\/a>, who&#8217;s recovering from his own Tommy John surgery. Buehler had a 1-6 record and 5.38 earned run average over 16 regular-season starts in 2024.<br \/><strong>Follow every MLB game:<\/strong> <a target=_blank rel=noopener data-t-l=\":body nav (mlb)|e|auto spike click:6|${u}\" class=gnt_ar_b_a href=https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/scores>Latest MLB scores, stats, schedules and standings.<\/a><br \/>Buehler&#8217;s best season came in 2021 when he finished with a 16-4 record and 2.47 ERA while striking out 212 over 207 innings. It appeared the Dodgers had a new ace to pair with Clayton Kershaw for the foreseeable future, but Buehler then missed nearly two years of action (including the entire 2023 season) due to elbow injuries that forced him under the knife again. He returned to the mound last May.<br \/><em>The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news \u2014 fast.<\/em><a href=https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/1el9h6z4 target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|z|k|${u} class=gnt_ar_b_a><em>Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMivgFBVV95cUxNMzlJTjc1Y2dFTWtKNXFWMThwbmRIYlpQUjdjaVZ4eDRSc1pRQkdKZGlhSGdIZVptQlg3YjBGLUFMUEREY1dFNlhCOGc3eng5MTktbl9UU0x4M2hHS0U5Q1Y5OF9JVnYxVWwyQWFpaW1TOVE0WXBNTHZYeXIxUFVpdlhNX2wtWHdFRUVWQUZCekQ3eXhoRHRHNzBFbHNSZTg0V0M3aEljelRoRHlxMVZYS2dRLUNEc0N2MHdXbnBR?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the key figures during the Los Angeles Dodgers&#8216; postseason run to the World Series will be pitching for another team next season.Right-hander Walker Buehler has agreed to a one-year, $21.05 million contract with the Boston Red Sox that includes incentives, according to a Yahoo! 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