LOS ANGELES –– After Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly zipped a 99 mph fastball by Cincinnati Reds right fielder Will Benson for strike three in the sixth inning, the Dodgers’ organist played the song “Welcome Back” over the loudspeaker.
Kelly, who played with the Dodgers between 2019 and 2021, got traded back to the Dodgers in a deal with the Chicago White Sox this week. The Dodgers dealt for Kelly for moments like his matchup against Benson. With the bases loaded in a tie game, Kelly showed his special fastball and delivered the biggest pitch of the game.