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Why Justin Wrobleski is reminding Dodgers manager of Clayton Kershaw

Nypost · · 628 words · By Jack Harris
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“Wrobleski did Sunday at Busch Stadium, spinning six scoreless innings without a strikeout in the Dodgers’ 4-1 win over the Cardinals.”
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The provided evidence for claim 0 contains irrelevant information about Justin Bieber and general Dodgers season summaries, but no specific game log or report confirming a 4-1 win over the Cardinals with six scoreless innings and zero strikeouts by Wrobleski.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 135th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 67th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 63rd season playi…
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“giving him a 5-0 record and 0.59 ERA following his early-season promotion from the bullpen”
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One web search result confirms Wrobleski was promoted from the bullpen to the starting staff and that results have been 'fantastic', but the specific 5-0 record and 0.59 ERA are not explicitly detailed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Michael Wrobleski (born July 14, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Wrobleski
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“he has a 1.25 ERA overall this season, second best among qualified MLB pitchers”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of irrelevant results about Justin Bieber and general World Series/Dodgers season info. No statistical data regarding a 1.25 ERA is present.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 World Series (branded as the 2025 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2025 season. The 121st edition of the World Series, it wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Michael Wrobleski (born July 14, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Wrobleski
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“rendering his league-low mark in strikeouts-per-nine-innings (3.75)”
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While some evidence mentions strikeouts in spring training or career totals, there is no evidence confirming a league-low mark of 3.75 strikeouts per nine innings.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Michael Wrobleski (born July 14, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Wrobleski
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wrobleski is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ann B. Wrobleski (born 1952), American lobbyist Craig Wrobleski, Canadian cinematographer Justin Wrobleski (born 2000), American baseb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrobleski
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“lessons he learned from Kershaw as the three-time Cy Young winner’s teammate the last two years.”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm Clayton Kershaw is a three-time Cy Young winner. The fact that they are teammates is supported by their shared tenure with the Dodgers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clayton Edward Kershaw (born March 19, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed startin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cy Young Award, officially the Cy Young Memorial Award, is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Brooks Verlander ( VUR-land-ər; born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Hou…
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“the 25-year-old starlet”
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Multiple independent sources (Nypost, Baseball-Reference, RotoWire) explicitly state that Justin Wrobleski is 25 years old.
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Wrobleski is 25 years old. When was Justin Wrobleski born?Justin Wrobleski is 6-1 (185 cm) tall. How much does Justin Wrobleski weigh?
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wroblju01.shtml
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Wrobleski. 25-Year-Old Pitcher SP. Los Angeles Dodgers.Matching last year's peripherals will be a challenge, but when he is starting or serving as the primary pitcher, Wrobleski is as a streami…
https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/player/justin-wrobleski-18…
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web search NEUTRAL — For most of their conversation, the two broke down Wrobleski’s 2025 campaign –– in which the 25-year-old prospect found his first taste of success at the big-league level, serving as a valuable swingm…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/27/sports/how-justin-wrobleski-ha…
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“his now-retired teammate”
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Wikipedia explicitly describes Clayton Kershaw as an 'American former professional baseball pitcher', indicating he is retired.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 27, 2026 · Clayton, A. H., et. al. (2014). Comparison of adjunctive use of aripiprazole with bupropion or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors: anal…
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“Kershaw utilized his fastball/slider/curveball arsenal — which is similar to Wrobleski’s current pitch mix.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Wrobleski drew inspiration from Kershaw's fastball/slider/curveball arsenal and that it is similar to his own pitch mix.
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Wrobleski has the best outing of his career, pitching eight shutout innings, and Andy Pages homers as Dodgers beat the Mets.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-04-13/just…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wrobleski explained how he drew inspiration from the way Kershaw utilized his fastball/slider/curveball arsenal — which is similar to Wrobleski's current pitch mix.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/why-justin-wrobleski-remin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Dodgers' Justin Wrobleski discussed the lesson he learned from Clayton Kershaw that helped him in his most recent start.
https://dodgerblue.com/justin-wrobleski-learned-to-keep-it-s…
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“Kershaw... Last summer, he became the 20th MLB pitcher to record 3,000 in his career.”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm Clayton Kershaw is one of 20 pitchers to be members of the 3,000 strikeout club.
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“he averaged more than 10 per-nine-innings last season while primarily serving as a reliever”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm his strikeout rate per nine innings specifically from last season as a reliever.
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