A foul ball was headed right for Shohei Ohtani in the dugout earlier this week, but the Los Angeles Dodgers' bat boy helped him avoid injury.
Shohei Ohtani had high praise for a bat boy after nearly being nailed with a foul ball. Ohtani's Los Angeles Dodgers were visiting the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night when a foul ball hit by Kiké Hernández was headed toward the MLB superstar as he walked inside the Dodgers' dugout. Batboy Javier Herrera came to the rescue — with his bare hands. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.
6-MPH AARON JUDGE COMEBACKER 'Yeah, he needs a contract extension, a raise,' manager Dave Roberts said. 'I was obviously right next to him, but I didn’t appreciate how close it was, you know, going towards Shohei. And what a great play it was. So, very quick reaction from Javy and very grateful.' There's a reason MLB stadiums are always telling fans to keep their heads on a swivel, because you never know where a foul ball will land.
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