"A 28-year-old journeyman backstop who'd been traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to the Dodgers at the deadline, Rortvedt was called up from the minors and thrust into emergency duty in the middle of a tight division race. In the span of three days from Sept. 3-5, both Will Smith and Dalton Rushing had been injured. And in Rortvedt's first three starts with the Dodgers after that, he'd twice helped take a no-hitter into the ninth while offering unexpected contributions with his bat."
"By Sept. 10, however, Rortvedt's time in the majors appeared to be ticking. The previous night, Smith had returned to the lineup a week after taking a foul ball off his throwing hand. Rushing was also working his way back from the injured list after fouling a ball off his leg five days earlier. And in what appeared to be one of his final days on the Dodgers' big-league roster, Rortvedt went for a pregame nap."
Ben Rortvedt, a 28-year-old journeyman catcher traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to the Dodgers at the deadline, was called up from the minors and thrust into emergency duty amid a tight division race. Within three days both Will Smith and Dalton Rushing were injured. In his first three starts he twice helped take a no-hitter into the ninth and contributed offensively. By Sept. 10 Smith initially returned but later was found to have a fractured bone. Rushing struggled after returning, while Rortvedt provided steady defense, improved work on balls in the dirt, and will start Game 1 of the NL Wild Card series.
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