Culberson, Vin give LA a ‘storybook ending’

LOS ANGELES — On a team with more than 15 current and former All-Stars, it was the non-roster player invited to Spring Training who delivered the game-winning home run and delivered that perfect moment to Dodger Stadium on Sunday.

Charlie Culberson hit a 10th-inning homer to hand the Dodgers a 4-3, walk-off win, the National League West title, and a result that Vin Scully’s final home broadcast deserved.

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Once the dugout was cleared and Culberson was sufficiently mobbed, manager Dave Roberts turned to the legendary broadcaster and yelled, “Vin, we love you and this is for you, my friend!”

Scully mimed a hug, addressed the crowd with his usual graciousness, and ended his time at Dodger Stadium with a rendition of “The Wind Beneath My Wings.”

And just when the moment couldn’t get any sweeter, the crowd any happier and the story any more classic, Culberson announced that he and his wife are expecting a child. That is how to clinch a division.

The Dodgers clinched the Nl West for a fourth straight year and the champagne-soaked celebrations ensued as the team celebrated winning a race that had been run on a treadmill of injuries. The backup shortstop, the man who had more demotions to the Minors than home runs this season, was the star.

“I honestly …

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