The Dodgers threw open their stadium to firefighters on Monday, welcoming some 350 first responders from Los Angeles and Ventura counties for a round of batting practice, lunch and a chance to meet Dodgers players.
No player was more delighted to meet the men and women who fought wildfire in Southern California than outfielder Joc Pederson, whose wedding might not have gone on without them.
He said he and his wife Kelsey had booked a resort hotel in Montecito, but the hotel remained closed in the wake of the fires. He said he then booked a luxury hotel in Santa Barbara, but that hotel later decided to remain closed as well.