Andy Pages has become a defining figure for the Dodgers with a series of showstopping plays—an eye-popping catch that saved a run, and an extended at-bat that stretched Mason Miller into one of his roughest nights. The 25-year-old’s response to postseason stru
When Andy Pages makes a play, the reaction hits before the replay does.
On Saturday night. Justin Wrobleski watched Pages lay out for a catch that saved a run. a moment that felt improbable in real time. Wrobleski said he first thought it was a hit. then wondered whether Pages might reach it—and finally understood what was coming when the outfielder dove. “Oh he’s going to try.” After that, Wrobleski’s description turned into pure amazement: “That was the coolest thing ever.”.
Two nights later, the highlight wasn’t in the outfield. It was at the plate. against vaunted Padres closer Mason Miller on Tuesday night. when Pages produced an epic nine-pitch at-bat that stretched Miller into his first loss in more than a year. Freddie Freeman called it among the best swings he’s seen in person. “It was one of the greatest at-bats I’ve ever seen in person. ” Freeman said. adding that while hitting 95 mph pitches is hard. “to hit 100 is even harder. ” and to reach 102 is “even probably the hardest thing to do.” Freeman pointed to the details that made the at-bat so relentless—Pages fouling off 102s back to back. with sliders at 87 and 88—then summed it up with a blunt verdict: “one of the best at-bats I’ve ever seen.”.
Pages, for his part, sounds almost too calm for the way teammates talk about him. Speaking through interpreter Juan Dorado, the rising star made his catch sound simple. “If I have a chance to make a play. I’m going to go out there and try to make a play. dive. not have any fear to make a play out there.”.
He showed the same confidence when he took on Miller. Speaking in Spanish, Pages said, “He’s a good pitcher, but to me, he’s simply a pitcher who throws hard, and if you’re able to get on time against him, you can do damage against him.”
For all the superlatives, Pages’ story has always carried a second layer: the way he handled pressure when it actually tightened.
Early last season, there was a real question about whether Pages could stick as the Dodgers’ everyday center fielder. This year, the club’s own answer has been visible in both halves of the game. By the end of last season. Pages already looked like a star in the making. hitting .272 with 27 home runs—the most of any Dodger not named Shohei Ohtani. Then the postseason arrived, and his production dropped sharply.
Pages recorded a .211 OPS in the postseason. the lowest on record in a single postseason with a minimum of 50 plate appearances. He was also out of the starting lineup for the final two games of the World Series. Even then. he still found a way to impact the outcome—making a defensive replacement appearance in Game 7 and delivering an “unbelievable catch” that sent the finale to extras.
What came next mattered as much as the plays.
According to the account from inside the organization, Pages responded with daily work aimed at tightening his approach at the plate and improving in center field. That effort translated directly into how his manager understood his mindset.
Manager Dave Roberts said Pages didn’t carry blame the way some players do when their role changes. “The first tell is he didn’t blame me or anyone else for not [starting] in Game 6 or Game 7.” Roberts continued: Pages “took full responsibility that he wasn’t good enough — but was ready when called upon.” Roberts said that response “was the right way to handle it and allowed for him to kind of free himself up mentally to have a springboard of a season.”.
Entering Wednesday, Pages had a 3.2 bWAR. His five outs above average were ranked in the 96th percentile among qualified defenders, according to Statcast. The numbers also show he’s finding ways to get on base at a higher rate than in his breakout 2025 season. There is still swing-and-miss in his game, but sometimes, it’s simply part of the territory.
The Dodgers’ roster is loaded, featuring several of the past few offseason’s top free agents. In that atmosphere, the most interesting story is often the one that grows from within. Pages is homegrown—eight years after signing as an amateur international free agent out of Cuba—and the recent run of performances has him positioning as one of L.A.’s many stars. not as a surprise. but as the next confirmation that his work is catching up to his tools.
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