His name is James Outman, and if you missed it, you not only missed the Dodgers exciting come-from-behind 7-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon, but you also missed some significant Dodgers – and baseball – history.
Rather than re-repeat what has already been repeated dozens (or hundreds) of times already, I’ll let the Dodgers themselves tell you (via Twitter) what the 25-year-old Redwood City, CA native and Dodgers seventh-round draft pick in 2018 out of California State University Sacramento did in his Major League debut on Sunday afternoon in front of 36,212 at Coors Field in downtown Denver:
“It was a dream come true, I guess,” Outman told SportsNet LA’s Kirsten Watson after his incredible and historic day. “It’s kind of what I’ve been envisioning ever since I was like eight years old, so it’s been awesome. I’m kind of still processing everything, but yeah, it’s been awesome so far.”
“What a debut, three hits, homer, really fun to watch,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters postgame. “You could just see his joy and a day that he’s dreamt about. And for it to play out like this, I can only imagine how he’s feeling, his family’s feeling. So, just a win for the entire organization, but we got a win today; but yeah, today was about James Outman and couldn’t be more happy.”
Welcome to The Show, young man.
Play Ball!
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Watching Outman’s hitting mechanics and his reported defensive abilities, Bellinger better fix his swing and approach or he is going to be an ex-Dodger by the end of this year.
If the Dodgers get Soto for prospects. Belly will be gone next yr. Outman CT3 Trace Thompson can all play CF
I think Cody at best is 50/50 for being on the 2023 Dodgers regardless of Soto.
Jesse
I think the Dodgers could get Lopez from the Marlins plus I happ and Robertson from the Cubs for less than Soto will cost?
What do you think?
I agree with you — and I would love to have Happ on the Dodgers (or Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates)