ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 25: Joc Pederson #31 of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches his solo home run leave the park against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning in Game Five of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 25, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
An end of an era came unexpectedly Friday morning, as news spread that longtime Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson had signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs.
Pederson moving on means the Dodgers lose one of their first of a bumper crop of rookies that came along last decade that turned the Dodgers into a home run-crushing team.