The Los Angeles Dodgers were back on the field Friday for their first game since suffering a heartbreak defeat at the hands of the Houston Astros in the World Series. But for Matt Kemp, it was something more.
Kemp started in left field and hit fifth in the lineup for his first game with the Dodgers since the 2014 National League Division Series. Kemp singled in his first at-bat, then hit a three-run home run in his second.
The success at the plate earned him plenty of applause from the drove of Dodgers fans who were on hand at Camelback Ranch for the team’s Cactus League opener.