A handful of players have taken on leadership roles in the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse during their current stretch of eight consecutive National League West titles. One of the most prominent is Andre Ethier, who spent his entire 12-year career with the organization.
Ethier retired at the conclusion of the 2017 season, which came after he and the Dodgers fell one win short of defeating the Houston Astros in the World Series. It was a season that saw him appear in only 22 games due to injury, but he nonetheless had a big impact on certain players.
Particularly Austin Barnes, who appeared in a career-high 102 games before overtaking Yasmani Grandal as the Dodgers’ starting catcher during the postseason.