Dave Roberts Hilariously Face-plants On Field During Race Vs. Dodgers Player

Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts is making judge his squad has nosy moreover arsenic they look a 3-2 shortage to nan Blue Jays successful nan World Series.

After a 6-1 conclusion successful Wednesday’s Game 5, nan bid made its measurement backmost to Toronto and nan Dodgers sewage immoderate activity successful astatine Rogers Centre arsenic they look elimination Friday successful Game 6. Roberts decided to title infielder Hyesong Kim astir nan guidelines paths. Although he sewage a caput start, nan situation didn’t move retired good for nan erstwhile speedster who stole 243 bases complete his 10-year playing career.

Roberts deed nan ungraded arsenic he rounded second, which brought plentifulness of laughs from Kim and nan different onlookers. Check retired nan funny infinitesimal below:

“This is what we needed,” Dodgers prima Freddie Freeman said arsenic he gave Roberts a precocious 5 aft nan hilarious moment.

After winning an unthinkable Game 3 which lasted 18 innings, Los Angeles dropped their last 2 games astatine Dodger Stadium, putting their backs against nan wall arsenic they caput backmost northbound of nan border. As L.A. plays to support their play alive, Roberts laid retired his wide-open plan for nan remainder of nan bid and specifically two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who took nan nonaccomplishment successful Game 4 aft he was tagged for 4 runs.

Roberts gave his squad an optional workout Thursday connected their time disconnected successful betwixt nan grueling series. He’s hopeful that they tin support their title hopes live aft nan Dodgers didn’t return nan elasticity arsenic a existent option.

“The point that’s encouraging for maine is I gave our players an action to not activity retired today,” he said to reporters Thursday. “Because of nan agelong bid and 18 innings and recreation and each that stuff. Not 1 feline took nan action truthful that was beautiful breathtaking for maine and conscionable speaks to wherever these guys are astatine that they recognize nan jobs not done and we’re going to support going and support fighting.”

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets nan shot for L.A. Friday arsenic they dream to support their play alive. You wouldn’t deliberation they were a time distant from specified a captious crippled pinch each nan nosy they are having.

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