Jack Flaherty joins his childhood team, will make Dodgers debut Saturday

SAN DIEGO — Jack Flaherty will make his first start for the Dodgers on Saturday. It’s been a long time coming.

When Flaherty’s trade from the Detroit Tigers to the Dodgers became official on Tuesday, his mother, Eileen, posted a photo on social media of Jack Flaherty as a toddler, smiling broadly while wearing Dodgers gear.

“It didn’t really sink in until I got on the phone with my mom yesterday and she brought up some things. Just how cool it is, how special it is,” said Flaherty...