Catcher A.J. Ellis returned to the clubhouse after the Dodgers’ 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Wednesday to find the bag from the first stolen base of his nine-year career at his locker and a beaming Clayton Kershaw, the pitcher responsible for procuring the historic base.
“I called Marvin Hudson, the second base umpire, over and asked if I could have the bag right then,” Ellis said of his second-inning swipe of second, his first stolen base in 537 games.
“He said, ‘No, you have to wait until between innings.’ Then to come here and see Clayton sitting at my locker, smiling and laughing at me, was nice.