SAN FRANCISCO — Andre Ethier will be among the outfielders on the Dodgers’ roster for the National League Division Series, manager Dave Roberts said Sunday.
After breaking his leg in spring training, Ethier didn’t make his regular season debut until Game 141. The 34-year-old veteran enters Game 162 having collected only four hits in 23 at-bats — but 3 for 10 as a pinch hitter, with one home run, a walk and two runs batted in.
Ethier will join left-handed hitters Andrew Toles, Josh Reddick and Joc Pederson, and right-handed hitters Yasiel Puig and Howie Kendrick in the outfield rotation. The NLDS begins Friday in Washington, D.C. The Nationals will host Games 1 and 2 of the best-of-five series.
Here’s what Roberts said about Ethier prior to Sunday’s game:
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