Bryan Cranston’s Walter White once said, “I am the one who knocks.”On Saturday at Dodger Stadium, Cranston was indeed the one knocked, getting hit by a line drive during the All-Star Celebrity Softball game warmups.
The event was part of Major League Baseball’s festivities leading up to Tuesday night’s All-Star game at the stadium.Cranston was struck in the right shoulder by a line drive off the bat of Grammy Award-winner Anthony Ramos as they took batting practice in side-by-side makeshift cages outside the ballpark.Cranston, 66-years-old, doubled over for a couple minutes, then headed to his nearby trailer.“It’s definitely going to bruise,” Cranston said later. “I might be more of a cheerleader in this game.”But showing the grit that has made him a star, Cranston later felt well enough to play on the field at Dodger Stadium.
He took a called third strike and feigned an argument with the umpire.Cranston played for the Los Angeles team, which lost to Brooklyn 15-13.
Former San Francisco Giants star Hunter Pence hit two home runs for Brooklyn and was repeatedly booed by the LA crowd.Baseball is a passion for Cranston.
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