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15-Year-Old Tackled After Hugging Dodgers' Cody Bellinger: 'Best Day Ever'
June 28, 2019
A teenager with a serious crush on her favorite ballplayer was tackled by security after she rushed the field to give him a hug. Paola Garcia, 15, said she was determined to meet Los Angeles Dodgers star Cody Bellinger. When her mom went to the restroom, she took the opportunity to make her move and ran onto the field. Bellinger spoke about the incident after the game. “She got tackled and I said, ‘You know you are going to jail. Was it worth it?’ She said it was worth it.” Bellinger said.