LOS ANGELES -- When lineups are announced for Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Friday, barring a surprise Corey Seager will be starting at shortstop for the Dodgers against the Mets at Dodger Stadium. In doing so, Seager will be the youngest position player to start a postseason game in franchise history.
At 21 years, 165 days old, Seager will be the third-youngest Dodger overall to start a postseason game, but the others were pitchers. Fernando Valenzuela started five times in the 1981 postseason at age 20, and Johnny Podres was 21 years, four days old when he started Game 5 of the 1953 World Series.