Dodgers: 5 biggest Joc Pederson moments to remember him by

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 25: Joc Pederson #31 of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches his solo home run leave the park against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning in Game Five of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 25, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

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Birth of Joctober

Over the course of his Dodgers career, Joc Pederson may have struggled at times during the regular season to provide a consistent bat, but during the playoffs, he seemed to elevate his game. Pederson hit .272 in the playoffs over his career, and his 9 home runs are good for fifth all-time in Dodgers postseason history.

Pederson’s clutch playoff hitting earned his play a fan-approved moniker known as “Joctober,” and it effectively debuted in the 2016 NLDS against the Washington Nationals. In Game 5 of the series, with the Dodgers down 1-0 against Nationals “ace” Max Scherzer, Pederson stepped to the plate nine outs from being eliminated in the NLDS for the third straight year.

On the very first pitch, Pederson smacked an opposite-field home run, stunning the Nationals and waking up the Dodgers’ bats. They went on to win the game 4-3 to close out the series.

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