ORANGE, Calif. (KABC) — The starting pitchers in Game 5 of the World Series Wednesday in New York are expected to be a rematch from Game 1, Jack Flaherty for the Dodgers and Gerrit Cole for New York.
Both are Southern California natives.
Cole grew up in Orange County and is considered one of the best arms in the game, with a 2023 AL Cy Young award and season strikeout records for the Astros and Yankees.
Even though he’s playing against the Dodgers, he still has plenty of fans at his alma mater, Orange Lutheran High School.
“To be able to follow Gerrit and the path he’s taken and where he’s at now, I’m definitely rooting for him and the Yankees,” said Erin Shevlin, the school’s baseball academic advisor.
He stays in touch with the school. A 2023 video shows the former Lancer visiting campus, meeting with his old teachers before being inducted into the school’s hall of fame.
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