"Even if we lose, we won" - Dodgers fans on cloud nine over Michael Conforto’s Wild Card roster absence

Having signed a one-year, $17 million deal to join the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2024, outfielder Michael Conforto's time in Dodger blue has not gone to plan.

Having finished the regular season with a .199 batting average, 12 home runs and 36 RBIs, Conforto has struggled mightily with the bat all year. As a result, the 32-year-old has been left out of the roster for the Dodgers' wild-card series against the Cincinnati Reds.

The Dodgers took to X to announce their roster for the wildcard series on Tuesday.

Reacting to Michael Conforto's omission, several fans left comments celebrating the decision.

"No conforto??? Even if we lose. We won 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽" a fan commented

"Only took 162 games to ditch Conforto" another fan wrote

"I never want to see Conforto in a Dodger uniform again. Glad he is off the roster. He hit below .200 the whole season. That is famously called the "Mendoza Line". He should had been released in July and the Dodgers should have called up Ryan Ward who just won MVP of the PCL." another fan replied

"CON-TRASH-O NOT IN THIS ROSTER!? ITS A MIRACLE!" another fan responded

"THANK GOD FOR NO CONFORTO" another fan shared

"NO CONFORTO LETS F**KING GO" another fan posted

Will Smith included, Clayton Kershaw left out, for Dodgers' wild-card series

Apart from Michael Conforto, there have been several other players, namely catcher Will Smith and pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who have been major talking points since the 2024 World Series champions released their roster for thei wild-card series against the Cincinnati Reds.

Having suffered a hairline fracture in his right hand, Will Smith has missed the last 20 days of the regular season, and his availability for the playoffs was a major doubt. Luckily for Dave Roberts and the Dodgers, it appears the All-Star catcher is recovering well, as is indicated by his inclusion on the roster for the wild-card series.

Clayton Kershaw, on the other hand, has been surprisingly left out of the roster. Though he did have his fair share of injury issues earlier in the year, Kershaw has been quite serviceable in the regular season, finishing with an 11-2 record, along with a 3.36 ERA and 84 strikeouts.

Additionally, the fact that the future Hall of Famer announced that he would be retiring at the end of the season, gave fans plenty of reason to believe he would surely be involved in the playoffs in some capacity.

About the author

Raghav Mehta is a baseball journalist at Sportskeeda awaiting results for a Bachelor's in Journalism from Delhi University. He enjoys highlighting the key battles between players at different stages of the game and analyzing the decisive moments upon which they hinge.

One of Raghav's favorite moments, which underscores this, was the Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout clash in the 2023 WBC, where two of baseball's best players faced off against each other in the 9th inning. With the score 3-2 to Japan, Shohei eventually got the strikeout, which was absolute cinema.

Raghav is a Baltimore Orioles fan and is enjoying watching such an exciting young team compete at the top in a very competitive division.

Raghav has loved watching sports for as long as he can remember and realized he was pretty decent at writing his thoughts down at around the age of 14. Combining the two meant he had something he would enjoy doing every day, and he had identified that well before going to college.

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