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The final two players to touch the baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers in their World Series title-clinching victory over the New York Yankees were homegrown talents right out of Kentucky. Lexington’s own Walker Buehler had pitched two days before — five shutout innings on 76 pitches — and dealt with flu-like symptoms leading up to Game 5. “He was sick as a dog,” his father told Sports Illustrated. Needing three outs to close out the title with a one-run lead, the Henry Clay High School graduate finished with a perfect 1-2-3 inning to earn the save and cement his status as a hero in the Dodge…