Hudson was a major contributor in the Dodgers’ World Series run after tearing his ACL in 2022 and missing most of the 2023, making 65 appearances and posting a 3.00 ERA. It seems that’s going to be it for him, though. Hudson won 16 games and pitched 222 innings as a 24-year-old for the Diamondbacks in 2011, but he blew out his elbow the following season and sent the rest of his career as a reliever. He finishes up with a 3.74 ERA in 61 starts and 486 relief appearances over 15 seasons. He pitched in the postseason just three times, but two of those earned him rings, as he was also a key reliever for the Nationals in 2019.

Hudson gave up two hits, walked one and struck out one. He was the first reliever out of the bullpen after Ben Casparius began the bullpen game for the Dodgers. Hudson began the third inning by striking out Juan Soto, but soon the bases were loaded after he hit Aaron Judge, allowed a single to Jazz Chisholm and walked Giancarlo Stanton. After Anthony Rizzo popped out, Hudson threw a first pitch slider down and in to Anthony Volpe that was hit out to left center field for a grand slam. The Yankees had a lead they wouldn’t give back and the Dodgers opted to use their low leverage relievers for the rest of the game.

The Dodgers said Hudson was unavailable for Game 2 after he pitched in Game 1 against the Mets, but no injury reason was provided at the time. Hudson missed much of 2022 and ’23 because of a torn ACL and a subsequent setback.

Michael Kopech is getting a little bit of a break. and Hudson was able to capitalize tonight. It’s likely that Kopech will be available Wednesday, turning Hudson back into a setup man.