Cincinnati Reds rookie TJ Friedl had a day to remember during Sunday’s series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Friedl, who made his debut on Saturday but went 0-for-1, picked up his first career hit on a pinch-hit home run during the sixth inning of the Dodgers’ 8-5 victory in the rubber match.
While most players need to work out a trade after the game to get the ball back from their first career home run, Friedl didn’t need to worry about it because Mookie Betts was already taking care of it.
Betts knew it was the first hit of Friedl’s career and saw the fan who caught it, so he asked him to throw the ball back to him.