The Dodgers lost to the Diamondbacks last night on a final of 8-3, but the game was a big win for rookie outfielder James Outman. He got his first start of the season against a left-handed pitcher and that lefty just so happened to be a childhood hero of his.
Outman took Madison Bumgarner 416 feet to deep right field, not only hitting his first career home run off a lefty at the big league level, it was his first hit off a lefty period.
For the kid that grew up 30 minutes from AT&T/Oracle Park in Redwood City, CA, it was “pretty special.