Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information from both parties involved.
The Los Angeles Dodgers held Pups in the Park on June 7, an event that allowed fans to bring their furry friends to soak in a day at Dodger Stadium.
While the event brought smiles to many, it also led to a fiery confrontation that was caught on video and has since been shared around the internet.
As detailed by Pablo Goldstein of L.A. Material, one dog owner — the man filming — was yelling at the subject of the video because a confrontation between their pets three years earlier.
“That’s what you f— deserve! You deserve an ass beating because I had to take my dog to the f— hospital and I had to f— pay the bills,” yells the man behind the camera. “Your dog bit my dog! He shouldn’t f— be here! You’re not even sorry, are you? You’re not even sorry. Look at your attitude. Why aren’t you sorry because your dog bit my dog? You should be f— sorry bro.”
The subject of the video, who struggled to get a word in edgewise, eventually calls for security.
A canine rivalry years in the making
The man recording the video, Mark Morocco, said Jaime Rovero, the man in the video, and his dog, Dodger, attacked Morocco’s late pooch, the Great Bambino.
Bambino, a service dog who attended dozens of games between 2015 and 2024 and was known for sporting Dodgers gear, was attacked by Dodger in 2023 as both dogs and their owners were in the outfield area near the Dodgers bullpen, Morocco told the outlet.
“All of a sudden, he lunges and bites Bambino. He picked his head up and shook it like a death shake,” he said. “The owner had no control. My dog was crying and not fighting back. I pulled back and the owner did too, and the dog let go.”
Rovero denied the seriousness of the attack, noting that “It didn’t look that bad. The wounds were not that deep.”
Morocco, though, said each of the four puncture wounds to Bambino’s head were the size of a finger.
Bambino recovered, and Rovero and Morocco confirmed to Dodgers Nation that Rovero paid for the veterinary bills. Bambino ultimately died of cancer in 2025.
It’s been nearly a year since Bambino died, and Morocco said when he saw Rovero again, he decided to grab his phone and confront him as a way to try to get accountability for what he described as a lack of consequences.
Rovero said he feels for Morocco losing his pet, but it’s time to move on.
“We don’t need that negativity at the stadium,” he said.
