A visit with Austin Donley, a Dodgers fan whose cardboard cutout was hit twice at Dodger Stadium by home run balls hit by Will Smith and Mookie Betts.
You might have heard the story: Austin Donley and his father bought fan cutouts to be placed behind the outfield fence at Dodger Stadium. On the third day of the season, Donley watched the first few innings of a Saturday afternoon game, then rode his bike to the beach. All of a sudden, his phone buzzed, repeatedly and insistently.Will Smith had hit him in the head. That’s the go-to line, of course. To be precise, Smith hit a home run, and the ball collided with the head on Donley’s cutout.
Donley is 25, headed to USC in the fall to pursue a graduate degree in physical therapy. He keeps the cutout in his bedroom, along with the bat Smith autographed, pictures and an enormous wall decal of Kershaw. He might already have had his 15 minutes of fame: radio and television appearances for him, a Postmates commercial appearance for his cutout.He grew up on the Dodgers. His family has season tickets.
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