Dodgers: Joc Pederson Helps Opposing Player With Bat Issue
With the lefty Jose Quintana on the mound for the Cubs, Dodgers’ outfielders Joc Pederson and Alex Verdugo found themselves on the bench at the outset of Sunday’s ball game. During the game — and series for that matter — Cubs second baseman Addison Russell had trouble holding onto his bat.
Just ANOTHER @Cubs @Addison_Russell awol bat! But this time it seems like @Dodgers joc pederson has an answer for his unfriendly stick! #senseofhumor#lovebaseball @MLB pic.twitter.com/RD9BCNbjrn
— orangecrush68 (@hvera33) June 17, 2019
No seriously, it was a thing even in game 2 of the 4 game series.
Addison Russell has now lost his bat swinging at 3 different pitches in this series. It's only the 4th inning of game 2.
— Rick Krajewski (@Rick_K21) June 15, 2019
After seeing this happen enough during the series, Joc Pederson came up with an invention/solution for Russell’s issue.
Anyone need tape? pic.twitter.com/w0XtajomUP
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 17, 2019
Enlisting teammate Alex Verdugo, Pederson taped a bat into Verdugo’s hands as both a helpful option for Russell, as well as a subtle plead to stop send projectiles into the Dodger dugout.
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I thought Russell was going to hurt somebody this weekend……….the guy kept slinging his bat around the ballpark all weekend long……….it was ridiculous………did you guys see Joc in the outfield laughing when he Russel lost the bat again AFTER the taping gag?
He actually did hurt someone this weekend, his wife. Hey ohhhhhhhhh
Robetrs Batting Taylor AFTER Bellinger……….Joe Maddon should have just walked Bellinger every single time he got up to bat………
Cody was 5-for-7 with three of the homers in that series
I don’t think the Dodgers expect Bellinger to hit a homer each time he gets to bat. So why didn’t he just try to get on base yesterday instead of going for a home run? he’s come through with base hits before and could have brought in a run or two. that would have changed the game. And what’s up with Roberts playing Pederson all these game? He’s like what, 1 for 30 something? I know they say they have batters that can hit lefties but it hasn’t worked, not recently. Trying to get someone out of a slump is one thing but this is ridiculous.