You never know what you are going to see when you watch a ballgame.
During the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs in the Tokyo Dome on Wednesday, ex-NFL quarterback Rodney Peete found himself in the middle of the action.
Cubs’ outfielder Ian Happ was batting during the sixth inning, and the Dodgers were up 6-3 at the time.
Happ hit a high pop-up that drifted from foul territory into the stands. Dodgers’ third baseman Max Muncy reached over the netting to try and get the out.
However, Peete, who happened to be sitting in the stands, reached out with his glove and snared the ball. Muncy held his glove up and checked it before realizing he didn’t have the ball and shook his head in frustration.
After Peete caught the foul ball, he pulled his glove hand behind his back and casually looked at Muncy.
“Muncy had no chance!” Peete posted to X with a crying laughing emoji.
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In a separate post on X, Peete said he was in Japan because he is a Dodgers fan and his son is a clubhouse attendant for the Dodgers.
The 15-year NFL veteran said that because the netting is not high down the foul lines, gloves and helmets are provided for fans.
Peete gave Happ an extra life with his catch in the stands, but Happ ended up striking out anyway.
Peete was a two-sport star at USC as a quarterback and an infielder. Peete was selected in the MLB draft four times (1984, 1988, 1989, 1990) but chose football.
Peete, 59, played for six teams in the NFL over his 15-year career: the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, then-Washington Redskins and then-Oakland Raiders.
The Dodgers and Cubs played two games in Japan in the Tokyo Series to kick off the 2025 MLB season. The Dodgers won both games to begin their World Series title defense.
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