A Dodgers BatBoy saved Shohei Ohtani from a foul ball in a now-viral video. Javier Herrera made the miraculous catch as the Dodgers Dugout watched in amazement, and much to the relief of Ohtani.
Social media went wild for the life-saving catch. “Shohei Ohtani shouted out Javier Herrera, the Dodgers ball boy that caught the baseball that was headed for Ohtani’s face,” posted @NoahCamras. https://x.com/noahcamras/status/1806857942005854439 At 38, Herrera is the senior member of the Dodger ball boy team, proudly serving the LA team for 18 seasons.
“I was just doing my job,” Herrera humbly explained. “I saw the pitch all the way through, it hit the bat, and the ball pretty much found me.” A grateful Ohtani hailed Herrera as ‘My Hero’ in his own Instagram story that he shared with his followers.
See what many are calling the Ohtani life-saving catch in a TikTok video as well as the Shohei IG story hailing his hero, right here on ohtanimlb.com: