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Jun 18, 2022 · On Saturday, Koufax and his famous leg kick were forever immortalized at Dodger Stadium as he became the second player to get a statue in the center-field plaza. Koufax joined Robinson, who received the first statue in Dodger Stadium history back in 2015. “Now, 67 years ago, Jackie Robinson became my teammate and friend,” Koufax said Friday.
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Jun 19, 2022 · Standing behind his newly unveiled statue in the center-field plaza Saturday morning, Sandy Koufax was winding up to grace Dodger Stadium with one last pitch. It was, appropriately, a...
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Mar 14, 2022 · LOS ANGELES– The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced that the long-anticipated Sandy Koufax statue will be unveiled in the Centerfield Plaza prior to the Dodgers’ June 18 home game vs. the Cleveland Guardians at 4:15 p.m. The Koufax statue will be the second one of its kind to be installed.
The bronze statue commemorates baseball great Sandy Koufax. A Hall of Fame pitcher for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966, Koufax is widely considered to be one of the greatest pitchers of all-time and as well as the greatest pitcher in Dodgers franchise history.
Jun 18, 2022 · And on Sunday, a statue of Koufax, his imitable, memorable leg kick and all, was unveiled alongside Jackie, a recognition of perhaps the greatest left-handed pitcher ever and perhaps the...
Mar 15, 2022 · By Kevin Reichard on March 15, 2022 in Major-League Baseball, News. The long-planned Sandy Koufax statue will be installed in Dodger Stadium’s Centerfield Plaza prior to the team’s June 18...
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Jun 18, 2022 · The nearly 20-ton statue was sculpted by artist Branly Cadet, the same person who also created Robinson's statue. Cadet said he wanted to incorporate Koufax's famous leg kick in the...
