Mookie Betts of the LA Dodgers is a high-class individual

[jmowreader]

On Sunday, Mr. Betts was playing right field in Cincinnati when one TJ Friedl has his very first major league plate appearance. The Dodgers’ Tony Gonsolin served up Friedl’s first big league pitch, which he proceeded to hit into the 100 level in right field. Michael Diddle caught the ball.

Betts ran to the fence and asked the fan to throw the ball back. He did, and Betts got it to the Reds dugout.

After the inning, Betts autographed one of his bats and gave it to Diddle.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mookie-betts-trades-bat-to-get-tj-friedl-s-first-home-run-ball?partnerId=zh-20210920-471246-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20210920-471246-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=v62qWs5o%2B%2F1RM6aXh0OjPkW7N0BXYnWkxwFiygTl32RmSeVkKH0t0Z06NEvkJKy3&bt_ts=1632142541951

[Maine Abu El Banat]

1. This Red Sox fan

Misses Mookie!

[CentralMass]

3. Me too.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Me, three....and JBJ, too....

[bottomofthehill]

6. they never should have let him get away

he still has the look of a kid who loves to play the game.

[Walleye]

2. The baseball gods are going to love that

[jcgoldie]

5. and then

20 years later TJ Friedl passes Babe Ruth for 3rd on the all time home run list and Michael Diddle laments about giving up his first HR ball...

Just kidding it was a really classy move all around