Hyun-il Choi pitched a career-best seven innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City. Elsewhere in the Dodgers minors on Wednesday, shortstop Alex Freeland helped Double-A Tulsa to a doubleheader sweep, and Thayron Liranzo walked off a high-scoring win for High-A Great Lakes.
Dodgers notes including Tyler Glasnow throwing a version of the "deathball," old friend Javy Guerra retiring from baseball, and minor league pitcher Hyun-il Choi adding velocity this winter.
Big games by center fielder Drew Avans and pitcher Kyle Hurt led the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to a Game 1 win over Round Rock in the Pacific Coast League championship series.
San Francisco Giants star Joc Pederson is scared to fly. Outfielder Seth Brown of the Oakland Athletics, too. They are hardly the only ones. Longtime manager Dusty Baker would bet that anxiety in the air has shortened more than a few careers. He recalls watching terrified teammates and coaches cling tightly to photos of their loved ones during bumpy flights.