KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JUNE 19: Pitcher Danny Duffy #30 of the Kansas City Royals watches from the dugout during the game against the Boston Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium on June 19, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Every young Dodgers fan wishes for a chance to someday play for their hometown team, but does that dream extend to “suiting up at the rehab facility for two months, but never being active on gameday”?
Perhaps Danny Duffy getting tantalizingly close to helping his city of Los Angeles during a homespun playoff run, but coming up lame at the last second, is an even more devastating outcome than never getting the call at all.