As Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani celebrated his 45th home run of the season on the baseball field on Sunday, he made a quick pit-stop: jogging right up to a spectator who had been heckling him all afternoon.
On his way back to the Dodgers' dugout during the ninth inning of the game against the San Diego Padres, Ohtani held out his hand to a Padres fan, high-fiving his heckler and patting him on the back - a gesture met with much amusement.
The Dodgers won 8-2 over their longtime rival after the match at San Diego's Petco Park.
"It was very out of character from Shohei," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters, adding that the heckler was "wearing [Ohtani] out the whole game".
"So it was good to see Shohei initiate a high-five from him. That was great. That was fun. It was good to see Shohei show his personality."
