Holly Robinson Peete will be keeping her eyes on the ball next time she visits a baseball park.
While watching the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs face off in the MLB Tokyo Series on Wednesday, March 19, Holly, 60, and her husband Rodney Peete found themselves in foul ball territory.
“What had happened wassss those foul balls were coming at us left and right in that section. Head on a swivel,” Holly wrote via Instagram on Wednesday. “That’s why they gave us helmets and gloves just in case!!”
Before some baseball fans questioned if third baseman Max Muncy could catch a fly ball that ended up in Rodney’s glove, Holly made it clear that her husband was just protecting his family.
“That thing was coming straight for my head!!!” she said. “My former QB (thrice mlb drafted 3rd baseman) might be retired but what he’s not gonna do is let me get hit. Sorry Max! 😅💙 #tokyoseries #DodgersWin.”
After posting the viral moment on social media, Holly and Rodney, 59, got support from many of their friends, including Kelly Ripa and Boris Kodjoe.
“The player would have missed it anyways because Rodney’s glove was below his! This is amazing🤩,” actress Jurnee Smollett wrote in the comments section. Loni Love added, “The look on your face says it all 😂😂😂.”
Although the Dodgers won the matchup — proving Rodney’s catch had no serious impact on the game’s outcome — some fans still questioned if the former University of Southern California football player was in the right to catch the ball.
In a series of social media posts, Rodney made it clear that he is a Dodgers fan and didn’t mean any harm.
“Muncy had no chance!” he wrote to one follower via X on Wednesday. “Yes! Dodger fan and my son is a clubhouse attendant for the Dodgers. They provide gloves and helmets in Tokyo because netting is not very high down the lines And yes I do work for @AM570LASports. And crazy how the ball found me!”
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Holly and Rodney have been vocal about the Los Angeles Dodgers’s positive impact on their son RJ, who was first diagnosed with autism at age 3.
Today, RJ is 27 and continues to be a regular presence in the Dodgers clubhouse.
“When I look at RJ’s journey, to go from all those ‘nevers’ to clinching the NL West as a Los Angeles Dodgers employee, it’s just a fantastic story,” Holly gushed to Us Weekly in September 2024 at the HollyRod DesignCare Gala. “When he was hired, it just changed the trajectory of his life. … Never ever let someone set limits on your child’s future.”
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