Dodgers: David Price makes awesome gesture with World Series ring

Blink and you missed David Price’s Dodgers season in 2020, though he had a very good reason for the disappearance.

When Price and Mookie Betts donned hard hats and took to the stage for their introductory meet-and-greet post-trade, we were living in an entirely different world. The newest Dodgers were excited for the full 162-game slate. They were beaming in the California sun after being freed from the Boston winter.

There was not only reason for optimism, but reason for greed and overconfidence.

Just a few weeks later, an unprecedented pandemic changed the entire equation, and when teams around the country were preparing to return to action in mid-June, Price was no longer the same.

He didn’t feel ready to contribute, and chose instead to stay home for the summer to protect himself and his family, with the full blessing of the franchise.

What followed was a 60-game season, a shortened and empty postseason, and a drought-breaking World Series win for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Of course, this must’ve broken Price’s heart, even though he made the right call for everyone involved.

Needless to say, Price didn’t entirely feel like he earned the resulting ring, and absolved himself of a bit of guilt for earning it with a recent gesture, which we only learned about on Friday.

Dodgers starter David Price auctioned off his World Series ring.

How selfless can you get?!

Price is currently in the process of rehabbing a hamstring strain, which quite possibly resulted from a return to high-leverage action after so many months of (relative) inactivity. The righty is on the verge of returning to the active roster, however, and will probably rejoin the bullpen to start in an effort to conserve innings.

In recent days, he’s been spotted throwing off a mound to live batters, indicating a rehab assignment to the minors may be close behind.

Some players certainly would’ve lived with the burden of the hardware for a long time. Some players? Well, they would’ve claimed the championship as their own, acting as if they’d been a major participant in the NLCS and World Series.

Price? He’s been there before. He’s earned his own recognition. Other people needed the revenue created by this sale more than he needed the trophy representing something he didn’t help earn.

Easy call.

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