Dave
Anderson |
Played
in L.A. from 1983-89, and because he was so damn good the
Dodgers picked him up again for '92. |
Joe
Beckwith |
Spent
the first 4 years of his shitty career with L.A., then after
spending the '84 and '85 seasons in K.C., returned to the
Dodgers in '86 to close out his career.
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Pedro
Borbon, Jr. |
Had
a relatively shitty year with the Dodgers in '99, and was
thankfully traded to Toronto in the Shawn Green deal. Borbon
was invited to spring training in 2003, but was thankfully
released before the season.
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Jim
Bruske |
Came
up with the Dodgers in '95 and left after the '96 season.
Greatly missed, he returned for a portion of '98, pitching
in 35 games.
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Brett
Butler |
Had
great years from '91-'94, and after spending the first half
of '95 with the Mets, he was traded back to L.A.
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Giovanni
Carrara |
A
rare triple-play. Pitched for the Dodgers in 2001 and 2002.
Played with Seattle in '03, then returned to the Dodgers in
the middle of the '04 season. The Dodgers let him go after
the '05 season, but brought him back in July '06.
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Bobby
Castillo |
Made
his debut with the Dodgers in 1977, left for Minnesota in
'82, then returned in '85 to finish his career with L.A.
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Juan
Castro |
Broke in with the Dodgers in 1995 and played with them through 1999... never hitting more than .200 in a season with more than four at-bats. For some inexplicable reason, Castro lingered in the majors, and the Dodgers signed him to a minor league deal before the '09 season.
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Ron
Coomer |
Came
up through the Dodgers' minor league system, but made his
debut in '95 with the Twins. Returned for the 2003 season,
tipping the scales at about 350.
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Omar
Daal |
Daal
sucked ass during his first stint in L.A., and did just as
badly the second time around. Shocking.
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Elmer
Dessens |
Pitched
with the Dodgers during the '04 and '05 seasons, actually
leading the team in ERA in '05. Began '06 with the Royals
and came back to L.A. in the Odalis Perez deal, only to be
dealt again just before the '07 season.
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Mike
Devereaux |
The
Dodgers gave up on Devereaux early, but then re-acquired him
in '98, giving him the final 13 at-bats of his mediocre career.
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Kevin
Elster |
Invited
to Spring Training with the Dodgers in '93, but didn't make
the major league team. Invited again in 2000, this time spending
the entire year with the team.
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Joe
Ferguson |
Came
up to the Dodgers in '70, and hung around til '76. Then returned
in '78, playing with L.A. until the middle of the '81 season.
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Tom
Goodwin |
Why
the Dodgers felt like they needed to get this guy back, who
knows. He's got wheels, but so does a shopping cart.
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Chris
Gwynn |
Played
with the Dodgers from '87-'91, and then returned for the '94
and '95 seasons when he weighed 385 pounds.
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Dave
Hansen |
Began
in L.A., where he played until '96. After a year in Chicago
and then Japan, Hansen returned to L.A. and continued
doing his thing.
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Mickey
Hatcher |
Came
up with the Dodgers in '79. After playing elsewhere for most
of his career, the goofy bastard returned in '87, helping
L.A. win the Series the next year.
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Todd
Hundley |
Played
lousy with the Dodgers in '99 and 2000. His .187 and .211
averages in two years with the Cubs apparently made the Dodgers
regret letting him go, so the Dodgers brought him back.
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Orel
Hershiser |
Played
12 years in L.A. before signing with the Indians in '95. Returned
in 2000, only to turn 65 years old and be released halfway
into the season.
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Jay
Johnstone |
Played
for the Dodgers from '80-'81, then returned to finish his
career in '85.
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Von
Joshua |
Began
his career with the Dodgers (from '69-'74) and then returned
for the 1979 season.
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Roberto
Kelly |
Spent
part of the '95 season with the Dodgers. Possibly one of the
darkest black men on Earth, Kelly hooked back on with L.A.
in the spring of '02 only to be released.
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Lee
Lacy |
Played
with the Dodgers from 1972 to 1975. Was traded after the '75
season to Atlanta (along with Tom Paciorek, Jerry Royster,
and Jimmy Wynn) for Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson. By June of
'76, Atlanta had seen enough, and traded Lacy back to L.A.
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Raphael
Landestoy |
Had
14 at-bats with the Dodgers in '77 and then returned at the
end of his "career," batting .172 in '83 and .185
in '84. Hey, at least he pulled up his average at the end.
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Matt
Luke |
Had
77 at-bats with the Dodgers in '98 before being put on waivers.
After being picked up by Cleveland and playing in 2 games,
the Dodgers purchased his contract from the Indians. Luke
then played in another 69 games for the Dodgers in '98.
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Greg
Maddux |
Pitched
for the Dodgers in 2006, but then left for San Diego after GM Ned Colletti decided he was pissed at Maddux's agent. In August of 2008, tied for first-place, the Dodgers re-acquired Maddux for the final six weeks of the season.
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Mike
Maddux |
Pitched
for the Dodgers in '90, and then again in '99. The crappy
Maddux brother, Mike looked more like a malnourished porn
star than a pitcher.
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Ramon
Martinez |
Came
up with L.A. in '88 and pitched with the team for 10 years.
After 2 years elsewhere, the Dodgers picked him up in the
spring of 2001, only to release him soon thereafter.
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Eddie
Murray |
Had
3 solid years from '89-'91, and then returned to finish his
career in L.A. with 7 at-bats at the end of the '97 season,
grounding into 2 double-plays with the bases loaded.
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Ken
McMullen |
Spent
the first 3 years of his career with the Dodgers before being
traded to the Senators along with Frank Howard in '64. Returned
to the Dodgers in '72 in a trade with the Angels, spending
three more unremarkable seasons in L.A.
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Andy
Messersmith |
Played
with the Dodgers from '73-'75, and then returned in '79, only
to be released during the season.
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Guillermo Mota |
Pitched
for the Dodgers from 2002 to 2004 before being involved in the infamous Brad Penny/Paul Lo Duca trade with Florida. After stints in Cleveland, New York, and Milwaukee, Mota re-signed with the Dodgers prior to the 2009 season.
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Hideo
Nomo |
Pitched
for the Dodgers from '95 until he was traded in mid-'98. Re-signed
before the 2002 season. Four years later, still no English.
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Jesse
Orosco |
Pitched
for the World Champs in '88, then after becoming a great-grandfather,
returned to L.A. for the 2001 and '02 seasons.
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Chan
Ho Park |
Broke
into the majors with the Dodgers in 1994, and then signed
a $65 million deal with Texas after the 2001 season. His career
immediately went in the shitter, and after pitching all of
four innings for the Mets in '07, accepted a minor league
contract with the Dodgers prior to the '08 season, joining the major league team during the summer.
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Ron
Perranoski |
Broke
into the majors with the Dodgers in 1961 and played in L.A.
through the '67 season. Returned for 9 games in 1972.
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Luke
Prokopec |
Broke
into the majors with the Dodgers in 2000, and was traded to
Toronto after the 2001 season. Luke then went 2-9 and blew
out his arm, giving Dan Evans a perfect reason to bring him
back to the organization 11/02... only to be picked up by
the Reds a few weeks later.
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Pete
Richert |
Began
his career with the Dodgers before being shipped to the Senators
in '64. Came back to L.A. before the '72 season and was traded
away two years later. Amazingly, the guy had a 3.21 career
ERA.
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Vicente
Romo |
Began
his career with the Dodgers in '68, pitching one inning. Returned
14 years later, making 15 appearances for the Dodgers in '82.
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Don
Sutton |
Began
his career with the Dodgers in '66, pitching 15 years in L.A.
Returned in '88 with a big grey afro and was released in May
of that year.
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Ismael
Valdes |
Spent
the first 6 years of his career in LA. Was traded to Chicago
before the 2000 season, but then returned later that year
in yet another deal illustrating the Dodgers' confusion.
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Rudy
Seanez |
Seanez
pitched for the Dodgers in 1994 and 1995 when he was just
a kid in his late 20s, and returned twelve years later to
make the club as a non-roster invitee in 2007.
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Ted
Sizemore |
Began
his career with the Dodgers in '69 and '70, and then returned
for the '76 season, batting a robust .241.
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Greg
Smith |
Greg
Smith, a minor-league second baseman who the Dodgers once
acquired from the Cubs in exchange for Jose Vizcaino, returned
to the Dodgers in 2001 as a janitor on the loge level.
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Jose
Vizcaino |
Originally
came up with the Dodgers in '89. Spent '91-'97 in Chicago,
NY, and SF, and in '98 returned to the Dodgers, who were desperate
for a shortstop. By the way, his middle name is Pimental.
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Tim
Wallach |
Played
3rd base for the Dodgers from '93-'95. After spending the
beginning of '96 with the Angels, Wallach came back to finish
his career with the Dodgers, batting .228 in 45 games.
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Jeff Weaver |
Had mediocre years with the Dodgers in '04 and '05, making more noise with his tantrums than with the baseball. With his career nosediving, Weaver returned to the Dodgers in '09 as a non-roster invitee.
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Maury
Wills |
Broke
in with the Dodgers in '59 and spent 8 years with the team
before moving on to Pittsburgh in '67. He returned to LA midway
through the '69 season, retiring after the '72 season (that
saw him bat .129).
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Randy Wolf |
Signed with the Dodgers for the '07 season, spent the majority of his time on the DL, and left after the season. After splitting '08 with San Diego and Philadelphia, returned to the pitching-desperate Dodgers in '09.
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Eric
Young |
Broke
into the majors with the Dodgers in '92 but was picked up
by the Rockies in the '93 expansion draft. The Dodgers got
him back in '98, and made a huge mistake trading him two years
later (because of a Davey Johnson vendetta).
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Don
Zimmer |
Played
with the Dodgers in '58 and '59, and then returned for part
of the '63 season. Zimmer is now 112.
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