Backstage Dodgers Season 6: Alex Verdugo's first Opening Day

ladies and gentlemen it's time now for the starting lineup for today's matchup between the Arizona Diamondbacks and your Los Angeles Dodgers for the past two seasons outfielder Alex Verdugo watched opening day from Oklahoma City as one of the organization's top prospects this year for the first time he's broken spring training on a major league roster and will experience opening day as a member of the big club way too much swag right now Verdugo's flexing on turn your swag down my sidekick here is Charlie Hough with the 60 second selection the Los Angeles Dodgers select Alex Verdugo an outfielder from Tucson Arizona the confidence Verdugo displays is shared by the Dodger organization who said lofty expectations for the outfielder after drafting him in 2014 three years later Verdugo caught his first glimpse of the majors as a September call-up I just wanna let you know the freaking I made it - we're happy - happy we're lucky to have you you know all the guys and we've got a pretty special team dude yeah I really do yeah so you're a part of this or am i you want special from that there really is yeah it's it's definitely kicking it [Applause] [Applause] congratulations on the opening day man [Music] definitely something I won't forget [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] getting worse and worse I know bad knee dude I'm getting old man come on fellas let's go [Applause] I'm 35 [Applause] [Music] this time the acitivities replies finally remove your hat for our national Ailee oh god my my head is gonna get burnt oh no this is the be honest which does this ever get old no it's ever get old joy to the singing of our [Applause] [Music] oh say can you see by the dawn's [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] take out our flag [Applause] [Music] that thing is huge everybody wave [Applause] [Music] no that doesn't get you going that's crazy hey that plane is the Verdugo of planes flexing on them lexan on everybody

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Length: 6min 24sec (384 seconds)

Published: Thu May 02 2019