Dodgers Bat Boy Casually Saved Shohei Ohtani’s Life With Wild Bare-Handed Catch

Andy Nesbitt | Jun 27, 2024

Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers were lucky to have this guy in their dugout Wednesday night. /

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the lowly Chicago White Sox, 4-0, on Wednesday night and the MVP of the game wasn't any of the team's star players, but rather a bat boy who made an incredible play on a hard-hit foul ball that could have really done some serious damage to Shohei Ohtani.

Ohtani was getting ready to go on deck when a liner went screaming into the dugout. It looked like the ball could have hit him in the head but thankfully the bat boy casually made a barehanded catch and then just casually handed it to a fan in the crowd.

This could have gone really badly for Ohtani:

Give that kid a raise. He just saved Shohei Ohtani’s life.

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— Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) June 27, 2024

Incredible.

Fans rightfully loved it:

My favorite part of this vid is how he casually "finger rolls" the ball to a fan 😎😂 https://t.co/NDHW5f7LKj

— Ryan Antony (@RyanAntony22) June 27, 2024

He’s Like NBD 😎 https://t.co/XkVWDdnvay

— Jill Painter Lopez (@jillpainter) June 27, 2024

Bare handed?? Put that kid at Shortstop until Mookie Betts comes back https://t.co/AOvgyY8QHy

— Mr. RF Bleachers (@MrRFBleachers) June 27, 2024

Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear helmets. https://t.co/JgqEh7LDTJ

— Brookens Institution (@DetroitTankCity) June 27, 2024

Free Dodger dogs for life https://t.co/0Dffw9UdIM

— Chuck (@washedupchuck) June 27, 2024