Dodgers prospect mocked with barking noises in return from freak dog injury

Kendall George, the Dodgers’ No.13 overall prospect, suffered one of the strangest injuries in recent memory last month.George (the Dodgers’ No.

36 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft) scored a run during a May 26 game with the Dodgers’ Double-A affiliate Tulsa Drillers.While heading back to the dugout, he had to dodge a bat dog who was running onto the field.

This caused George to suffer a leg injury that he was visibly frustrated about.The Dodgers suspended their bat-dog program as a result of George’s injury.While this has been upsetting for fans, it likely was the right call because dogs running around the field became detrimental to top prospects.George, who’s hitting .328 with an .801 OPS and 26 stolen bases in 44 games this season, was placed on the seven-day injured list one day later because he suffered a left patellar tendon injury from dodging the dog.

It took him about a month to return to the field, as he made his return on June 24 for the Dodgers’ Single-A affiliate, the Ontario Tower Buzzers.In his first at-bat, the Buzzers’ opponent, the Visalia Rawhide, played sounds of dogs barking, in what was a clear attempt to mock George’s freak injury.A video of this was posted to the Jomboy Media X account on Thursday morning and has since tallied over 380,000 pageviews.The taunt worked out well for the Rawhide, as George struck out with the bases loaded to end the inning.George went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in the game.

It’s safe to assume he’ll find his stride again once the bark sounds cease....