As the night deepened on Oct. 30, Walker Buehler was summoned from the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen with his team needing three New York Yankees outs to claim the 2024 World Series championship.
It was to be the Lexington native’s first appearance as a relief pitcher since 2018.
In the stands at Yankee Stadium, the pitcher’s mom, Karen Walker , was in a losing battle with her nerves. Sitting next to Walker, a Lexington attorney, was Louisville’s Julie Smith. Her son, ex-Kentucky Country Day and Louisville Cardinals star Will Smith , is the Dodgers’ catcher…