There are two outs and two baserunners in the top of the eighth inning of a World Series game in Dodger Stadium, the Houston Astros are down by two, and to the plate comes pinch-hitter Jason Heyward, whose last at-bat in Chavez Ravine produced a game-winning, pinch-hit three-run home run for the Dodgers on Aug. 20.
Can you imagine?
Heyward claims he hasn’t entertained the thought, even though the scenario would give the 35-year-old outfielder a chance to exact revenge on the team that designated him for assignment two days after his dramatic eighth-inning homer off Seattle closer Andrés Muñoz gave the Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the Mariners.