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USA Today
20-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
USC legend Rodney Peete goes viral at MLB Tokyo Series game
USC legend Rodney Peete goes viral at MLB Tokyo Series game Rodney Peete makes headlines for catching a ball, not throwing one Early in the morning Tuesday and Wednesday, the MLB season kicked off with the 2025 Tokyo Series. Led by superstar Shohei Ohtani, the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers headed to Ohtani's native country of Japan to take on the Chicago Cubs. The Dodgers won both games, starting off the 2025 season 2-0. During the second game, however, another LA sports legend unexpectedly found himself in the spotlight: former USC star quarterback Rodney Peete. During the game, a Cubs batter hit a pop up into foul territory, and Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy chased the ball down in attempt to make the catch. When he reached into the stands, however, he was unable to come down with the ball, as the FS1 broadcast captured Peete, who was sitting in the stands, catching it instead. This was certainly not Peete's first time catching a baseball—he played both baseball and football at USC in the 1980s. Peete was actually selected in the MLB Draft three different times. After finishing as runner-up for the 1988 Heisman Trophy (behind only Barry Sanders), however, Peete elected to pursue a professional football career instead. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, and went on to play 16 seasons in the league. Peete currently co-hosts a sports talk radio show in Los Angeles. His son, R.J., works as a clubhouse attendant for the Dodgers.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete makes catch of foul ball in Tokyo
Former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete makes catch of foul ball in Tokyo Well, it was only fitting the Chicago Cubs were involved in an MLB game that saw someone snag a foul ball away from a player. This time it benefited the Cubs as opposed to years ago when it didn't. The Dodgers and Chicago opened their seasons in Tokyo with a two-game series. A pop fly was lofted into foul territory and the Dodgers' Max Muncy drifted toward the seats to make an attempt at a great catch. Advertisement The only problem was someone associated with throwing -- footballs -- had eyes on the baseball, too. Former USC star and NFL quarterback Rodney Peete had a glove and a great seat and snagged the foul ball. Peete was proud of his accomplishment. Since this was the first game of the season, it would be too cruel to say Peete pulled a "Bartman," right? This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Ex-NFL QB Rodney Peete grabs foul ball in Tokyo at Dodgers game
USA Today
19-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete makes catch of foul ball in Tokyo
Former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete makes catch of foul ball in Tokyo Well, it was only fitting the Chicago Cubs were involved in an MLB game that saw someone snag a foul ball away from a player. This time it benefited the Cubs as opposed to years ago when it didn't. The Dodgers and Chicago opened their seasons in Tokyo with a two-game series. A pop fly was lofted into foul territory and the Dodgers' Max Muncy drifted toward the seats to make an attempt at a great catch. The only problem was someone associated with throwing -- footballs -- had eyes on the baseball, too. Former USC star and NFL quarterback Rodney Peete had a glove and a great seat and snagged the foul ball. Peete was proud of his accomplishment. Since this was the first game of the season, it would be too cruel to say Peete pulled a "Bartman," right?
USA Today
19-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ex-NFL QB Rodney Peete robs foul ball from Dodgers' Max Muncy in Tokyo Series
Ex-NFL QB Rodney Peete robs foul ball from Dodgers' Max Muncy in Tokyo Series Show Caption Hide Caption With the Dodgers favored to repeat, is the MLB becoming too top-heavy? Bob Nightengale and Gabe Lacques discuss whether or not the MLB is lacking parity and could be facing a potential problem in the future. Sports Seriously During Wednesday's Dodgers-Cubs game at the Tokyo Dome, Los Angeles third baseman Max Muncy reached over the netting to try catching a foul ball, but it landed in the glove of a spectator instead. That fan? Former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete. Peete, whose son RJ is a clubhouse attendant for the Dodgers, coolly made the grab in the stands – while Muncy was frustrated he couldn't secure the catch. Peete played in the NFL from 1989 to 2004 with the Lions, Cowboys, Eagles, Washington, Raiders and Panthers. A multi-sport athlete in high school and college at Southern California, Peete was selected in the Major League Baseball draft four times (1984, 1988, 1989 and 1990) but chose to stick with football. Peete's wife Holly Robinson-Peete, an actress and singer, took to Instagram to share video of the encounter and apologize to Muncy, noting that the foul ball "was coming straight for my head!" Peete, who also works for the Dodgers' radio station AM 570 LA, said fans in the area he was seated were given gloves and helmets because of the low netting. The Dodgers won the game 6-3, taking both contests against the Cubs in Tokyo to open the 2025 MLB season. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
