San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar surprised Los Angeles Dodgers followers in Sport 2 of the Nationwide League Division Collection on Sunday night time.
Mookie Betts hit a protracted drive to left subject off Padres beginning pitcher Yu Darvish. Profar tracked the ball to the quick fence within the nook of Dodger Stadium. Profar leaped and caught the ball within the face of a few half dozen followers who reached for the would-be dwelling run ball.
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San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar catches a ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts within the first inning throughout Sport 2 of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 6, 2024. (Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Photos)
Profar got here down with the ball however didn’t present it to the umpires instantly. As an alternative, he talked slightly little bit of trash to the followers he stole the ball away from. One man even gave the Padres participant some props for making an unbelievable catch.
“That was one in every of my needs on a regular basis,” he advised FOX Sports activities’ Ken Rosenthal in a mid-game interview, “I wish to rob a house run. And I did it in a playoff recreation. It was superior.”
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San Diego Padres’ Jurickson Profar takes batting observe earlier than Sport 2 of the NLDS, Oct. 6, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Picture/Mark J. Terrill)
San Diego had a 1-0 lead at that time within the recreation. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a solo dwelling run off Jack Flaherty to get the sport began.
The Padres have been seeking to tie the collection after dropping Sport 1 to the Dodgers, 7-5, on Saturday night time.
San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr., proper, celebrates his solo dwelling run with Jurickson Profar within the first inning throughout Sport 2 of the NLDS, Oct. 6, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Picture/Mark J. Terrill)
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Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run dwelling run within the first playoff recreation of his profession. He was 2-for-5 within the win. Profar was 0-for-3 in that recreation.
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