As fans are not allowed in stadiums this season, at least for the time being, due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), various league teams are placing fan cardboard cutouts on the seats for home games. seem busy.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are among the entrants, and fans can buy cardboard cutouts on the team’s website and the proceeds go to the team’s official foundation.
In addition to the panoramic cameras for display in the stands, the cutouts saw their first action in Saturday’s loss to the San Francisco Giants. With the Dodgers losing 5-3 in the ninth inning, Will Smith hit a solo homer to left field, hitting the head from a fan cut and hitting him in the neck.
It seems the fan is looking to pick up a souvenir when Austin Donley went to Twitter to ask if the Dodgers would hit the home run for him, and received a response from Smith:
Sorry, I stuck your head out 😂😂😂 shoot me a dm and I’ll hook you up
– Will Smith (@ will_smith30) July 26, 2020
The Oakland Athletics have vowed to send foul balls and home runs to fans if it hits their cuts, though it’s unclear if the Dodgers plan to do the same.
Cutbacks at Dodger Stadium include the SportsNet LA broadcast team, with Joe Davis, Orel Hershiser, Alanna Rizzo, John Hartung, Jerry Hairston Jr., Nomar Garciaparra and Ned Colletti, as well as legendary explorer Mike Brito, the super fans Mary Hart and Brad Paisley and Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda.
Fox Takes The Broadcast A Step Further With Virtual Fans
Fox Sports announced ahead of its first broadcasts of the year on Saturday, one of which was the Dodgers vs. the Giants, that in addition to the cuts to the stadiums, they would add virtual fans and crowd noise to make the stadiums look full.
In their first Dodgers game, they featured fans riding the wave, as well as leaving early as an attempt to be smart with their technology.
The Dodgers are slated to play four more games this season that will be televised nationally on Fox or FS1.
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