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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. Lexingtons 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