The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to avoid a sweep against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night at Dodger Stadium.
For a brief moment early in the game, however, all eyes shifted to the Dodgers’ dugout as recently acquired pitcher Tarik Skubal made his first appearance with the club wearing Dodgers gear.
Skubal Shares Viral Moment With Dave Roberts
One of the first people to welcome Skubal was Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who walked down the dugout steps during the game to greet him and share a brief conversation.
Check it out:
MLB Fans React on Social Media
Fans reacted to seeing Skubal in Dodger blue for the first time after spending the first seven and a half years of his career with the Tigers.
“Immediate aura loss,” a fan said.
Someone else added, “He’s arrived to watch them lose to a small ball Red Sox team.”
Another person wrote, “Cheat code roster just added another cheat code.”
“I hate everything about this,” a fan shared.
One more commented, “This makes me sick.”
Skubal Speaks on Joining Dodgers
After the trade, Skubal spoke with Detroit reporters early Sunday morning and said he was “excited to be a Dodger.”
“I’m excited to be a Dodger,” Skubal said to reporters, via Detroit SportsNet. “I’m excited to get down there and meet all those guys, and chase three championships in a row. That’s hard to do. So I’m excited to be a part of that. But yeah, it’s a lot of different emotions. Definitely kind of a roller coaster a little bit.”
Skubal is scheduled to make his Dodgers debut Tuesday night when Los Angeles travels to Wrigley Field to face the Chicago Cubs.
This season, Skubal is 7-5 with a 2.79 ERA, a 0.910 WHIP and 116 strikeouts across 96.2 innings pitched.
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