David Price doesn't regret opting out of the 2020 season, but things might be different for him if the Los Angeles Dodgers didn't win the World Series.
"If it would've been any other outcome, I would've probably had a whole lot of regret and would've felt really bad about my decision," the Dodgers pitcher told ESPN's Alden Gonzalez. "But whenever Julio (Urias) threw that strike three, it really felt like it kind of lifted a weight off my chest."
Price was among a handful of players who decided not to play last season because of concerns surrounding the coronavirus.
The veteran left-hander, who spent his time away from baseball with his family, said in October he was at peace with his decision to opt out but missed being around the game.
That sense of yearning disappeared for Price on Monday when he pitched in a game for the first time in over a year.
"That's probably one of the things I missed the most about being here - just competing," Price said. "That's something I've always loved to do, and to be able to get back out there and do that, that was much needed."
