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Hudson announced his retirement from professional baseball following the Dodgers' title-clinching 7-6 victory over the Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports. Now a two-time World Series champion, the 37-year-old Hudson will hang up his cleats after a 15-year career spent with seven different organizations. He finishes with a 3.74 ERA and 1.22 WHIP across 855.1 innings, though he only got better with age. He put up a 2.69 ERA and 1.02 in 90.1 innings across his final three seasons with the Dodgers.
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Hudson allowed a pivotal grand slam to Anthony Volpe to take the loss against the Yankees on Tuesday in Game 4 of the World Series. After Ben Casparius gave the Dodgers two innings of one-run ball, manager Dave Roberts wanted to avoid having him go through the top of the Yankees' order again and turned to Hudson, who didn't have it Tuesday. After Hudson's inning, the Dodgers avoided using their remaining primary relievers in order to have them all be available for Wednesday's Game 5.
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Manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that Hudson will be available for Game 3 of the NLCS against the Mets on Wednesday after dealing with a lower-body injury in Game 2, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports. Hudson pitched a scoreless inning during Game 1 but was apparently unavailable for Game 2 due to an injury that wasn't disclosed beforehand. The discomfort seems to have subsided, and the 37-year-old righty will be able to pitch in high-leverage situations after logging 10 saves and posting a 3.00 ERA during the regular season.
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Hudson got the save in Tuesday's win over the Mariners, allowing a hit over a scoreless inning. He was staked a three-run lead after Jason Heyward put the Dodgers ahead in the eighth with a home run. Hudson was able to pick up his first save in eight days and posted just his second scoreless outing over his last six appearances. Michael Kopech and Evan Phillips have also picked up saves over the past week, signifying that the Dodgers' closer role is still more of a committee. Hudson owns a 2.61 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 50:12 K:BB in 51.2 innings to go along with 10 saves, 16 holds and six wins.
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Hudson (6-2) blew a save and took the loss against the Brewers on Thursday, allowing three runs on three hits and one walk over two-thirds of an inning. Los Angeles carried a one-run lead into the eighth inning, and manager Dave Roberts turned to Hudson -- who had six saves over his previous 12 outings entering Thursday -- to face the heart of Milwaukee's order. The strategy didn't pay off, as Hudson was tagged for three runs on a double, two singles and a walk. Though the righty reliever has been excellent overall this season, he's given up at least one earned run in three of his past four appearances. Despite his deployment in the eighth frame Thursday, Hudson is likely to still see some save chances moving forward; however, Roberts has gone with more of a committee approach in recent weeks, so Hudson may not get the same volume of save opportunities as the league's more locked-in closers.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | 65 | 0 | 63.0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 63 | 19 | 46 | 3.00 | 1.03 |
| 2023 | LAD | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.66 |
| 2022 | LAD | 25 | 0 | 24.3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 17 | 2.21 | 0.90 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/27 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 6.43 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9/24 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 7.50 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9/21 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 9.00 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9/20 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 6.75 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9/17 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 9/16 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9/13 | @ |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |