Thompson’s hard work pays off with walk-off homer

LOS ANGELES — Since being acquired by the Dodgers from the White Sox in a three-team trade that also included the Reds last winter, Trayce Thompson has had to work mainly off the bench for quite possibly the first time in his baseball career. With the right-handed Jacob deGrom on the mound Tuesday night for the Mets, the right-handed-hitting Thompson once again had to sit and wait, for a possible pinch-hit at-bat.

That opportunity came, and he can most certainly say he made the most of it. A game-ending home run in the ninth gave the Dodgers a 3-2 win and Thompson the first walk-off RBI of his career.

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— Enrique Hernández (@kikehndez) May 11, 2016

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“I went through it last year,” Thompson said. “This has easily been the toughest thing I’ve had to do in my career. I just try to stay focused and control what I can. That’s all I can do.”

Thompson collected some hits earlier in April, but near the end of the …

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