Jon Kramer couldn’t believe his bad luck.
The 28-year-old data analyst from Culver City and his friends were sitting in loge-level seats along the third-base line at the Boston Red Sox-Dodgers game Sunday. They decided to take a walk to Centerfield Plaza during the bottom of the fifth inning for some food and drinks.
Walking past one of the large video monitors, Kramer noticed Shohei Ohtani was at the plate. He stopped to watch and saw the Japanese superstar hit his 30th home run for the Dodgers this season.
“He hits the home run and my first thought is, ‘I can’t believe I’m watching this on a screen instead of at my seat.