Padres’ Jurickson Profar tried goodwill gesture with Dodgers fan moments before objects were thrown at him

A line was crossed at Dodger Stadium by followers throughout Sport 2 of the NLDS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in the course of the backside of the seventh inning, and movies surfacing on social media from these within the stands present moments main as much as the now-infamous delay in play.  

Padres left fielder Jurickson Profar was seen furious within the outfield after the FOX broadcast confirmed objects have been being hurled from the stands in his route. Followers have been throwing baseballs and beer cans towards him, inflicting a full stoppage in play because the Dodger Stadium public handle announcer implored followers to cease throwing objects on the sector. 

However moments earlier than Profar was seen screaming at followers within the stands, he tried a goodwill gesture with a fan within the brief left subject seats by giving him a baseball. 

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San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar talks to umpires in the course of the NLDS playoff recreation in opposition to Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Photographs)

It was the primary of many who have been thrown on the sector by followers within the wild scene throughout this postseason rivalry. 

In a video posted by a fan on social media, Profar and the Dodgers fan, sporting a house white-and-blue Los Angeles jersey, have been seen speaking to the Padres left fielder and every part appeared completely high-quality. Profar had a ball in his hand, and it was clear he was going to offer it to the fan. 

However, as soon as the fan bought maintain of the ball, he instantly threw it towards third base, and the Dodgers devoted started to cheer. Nonetheless, followers that gave the impression to be proper behind him screamed, “No!” as Profar waved off the disposal of his memento earlier than strolling again to his spot. 

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For some context, Profar had an interplay with the followers within the left subject seats earlier within the recreation when he robbed a house run by Mookie Betts. That actual fan within the first row gave the impression to be who Profar was , as he jumped up and down earlier than displaying the ball to Betts, who was rounding the bases pondering he hit it out. 

Going again to the second of the fan throwing the primary ball on the sector, a safety guard was sitting proper subsequent him up in opposition to the wall, although nothing got here of that toss onto the sector. Nonetheless, that may change when the video confirmed one other ball thrown at Profar from a route behind the proprietor of the digicam. 

That’s when Profar began to get ticked off, because the left subject umpire bought concerned with stadium safety to determine who threw the ball at him. 

As boos rained down from the followers in left subject, Profar may be seen jawing again at them. And whereas it wasn’t seen on this video, the published caught one other ball thrown at Profar, which led to the delay in play as Padres supervisor Mike Shildt got here out onto the sector along with his outfielder heated over what was transpiring. 

San Diego Padres gamers speak with umpires within the seventh inning in the course of the NLDS playoff recreation in opposition to Los Angeles in Dodger Stadium. (Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Photographs)

Profar wanted to be calmed down by teammates, and after the inning, third baseman Manny Machado introduced everybody collectively within the dugout to share a message of staying centered, which he revealed after the group’s dominant 10-2 win to even the sequence at one recreation apiece earlier than heading again to San Diego. 

Extra movies are prone to floor from this second, which everybody hopes is a one-off as no one desires to see issues escalate between gamers and followers within the stands to the purpose the place play wants to come back to a halt. 

It is a heated NL West rivalry in spite of everything, although, and it doesn’t assist that movies from the stands have been additionally displaying Fernando Tatis Jr. taunting Dodgers followers via the tip of the sport, whether or not it was within the dugout or in middle subject. 

San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar reacts at first base after bunting within the sixth inning in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the course of the NLDS playoff recreation. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Photographs)

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We’ll see what transpires in Sport 3, which can happen on the Padres’ dwelling of Petco Park in San Diego on Tuesday night time. 

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