A dog took center stage at a Los Angeles Dodgers-Kansas City Royals Spring Training game.
The dog studiously stood in place as he watched former Dodgers first-round pick Michael Busch club a long home run.
A souvenir from Michael Busch. pic.twitter.com/2mJSkspjI0
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 25, 2023
Cut4 would later post another reel from the Spectrum SportsNet broadcast that the Dodgers’ team account did not: That the dog picked up the ball and retrieved it for its owner!
Fetch never rests 😤 pic.twitter.com/F4DJrMSa6y
— Cut4 (@Cut4) March 25, 2023
Doesn’t get any better than that!
The video of the pup and their game of home run fetch went viral on Saturday afternoon. Cut4’s video post racked up over 146.2K views as of writing, with 72 retweets,21 quotes, and 434 likes and counting.
Plenty reacted to the hilarious video.
Sarah Langs tweeted, “WHAT A GOOD BASEBALL DOGGO.”
WHAT A GOOD BASEBALL DOGGO https://t.co/wXZwyIb01K
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) March 25, 2023
“This is awesome,” tweeted B/R Walk-Off.
This is awesome 🐶 https://t.co/QsIPRKhh3c
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) March 25, 2023
“A dog catching a home-run ball is an all-time wholesome moment,” Jomboy Media tweeted.
A dog catching a home run ball is an all-time wholesome moment pic.twitter.com/u3UXeH0T2c
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) March 25, 2023
“13/10, looks like the Dodgers found a new catcher,” one fan said.
https://twitter.com/AlexGam2013/status/1639737002533978112
A Dodgers fan implored the team to sign the dog. Another wanted the Royals to do it.
Sign the dog @Dodgers
— bag (@mookiebag) March 25, 2023
Sign him/her to a contract @Royals
— B-Squared (@Backmanb) March 25, 2023
It’s just how it is, as one fan pointed out.
https://twitter.com/GamiGami_123/status/1639746035223523329
“Maybe if the Rangers had him instead of Nelson Cruz they’d have a ring right now,” quipped one fan. Ouch.
Maybe if the rangers had him instead of Nelson Cruz they’d have a ring right now https://t.co/r1r7ohVqGg
— Matthew Smith (@matthewsmith170) March 25, 2023
“What a good dog,” another fan tweeted. Hard to disagree with that.
What a good dog. https://t.co/ACl370KsHo
— Rustin Richtarik 🖖 ® (@dieseldog97) March 25, 2023