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Key takeaways
- As a 24-year-old being counted on for the first time, he went 4-for-51 with 11 strikeouts and zero walks and was benched in the middle of the World Series.
- Three months later, at the start of spring training in early February, a group of Dodgers coaches called Pages into a conference room in Glendale, Arizona, for their version of a debriefing.
- They assured him that every player, even the best ones, struggle.
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After a historically bad October, Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages is making a name for himself on a roster full of superstars. Nicole Vasquez/MLB Photos via Getty Images Alden Gonzalez Jun 10, 2026, 07:00 AM ETClose ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.Follow on XMultiple Authors Email Print Open Extended Reactions Andy Pages didn't just struggle in the Dodgers' playoff run last year -- he was historically bad.
As a 24-year-old being counted on for the first time, he went 4-for-51 with 11 strikeouts and zero walks and was benched in the middle of the World Series. Among those with at least 50 plate appearances, his .211 OPS was the lowest ever for a single postseason.
Three months later, at the start of spring training in early February, a group of Dodgers coaches called Pages into a conference room in Glendale, Arizona, for their version of a debriefing. The goal was to figure out why Pages' production began to fade in the second half and why it snowballed when it mattered most, but first, they wanted to restore his confidence.