outfield Alex Verdugo

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Claudia
Today I'm going to a game. They're playing against the nationals. Its been 2 weeks since my injury. I had stitches then 10 days after the surgery i had to go get them removed. I won't lie , just staying in bed has been depressing. Its hard. Its hard not being to do what you've done all your life. Baseball has been my life , that's all I've known and it was taken from me by someone. I'm trying my hardest to get better and make a comeback. The guys are playing AMAZING. They're at 15 wins and 9 losses. 24 games into the season. My "team" on the other side ... We're 31 games into the season and lets just say and i oop.

We're 13 Wins and 18 losses. Not horrible but not the best. Just wanna make it clear. The L's came more once i left ... 🍵. "Are you coming today?" Cody asks over the phone. Him and the guys have been "trying" to convince me to go since yesterday. Today is their last game here , they leave after the game on a 7day roadtrip. I'm just going because i gotta support my man. I was on crutches but i was told to not use them just to try it out. I was of course ecstatic because they're tiring. "I don't know" i say. "Come on we wanna see you before we leave" kike says. "You wont see us in 7 days" corey says. "Thank god i get a break" i say then they gasp and i laugh. "Kidding" i say. "Come on! I'll ask mariana if she can pick you up" kike says.

"I don't knowwww" i say. Alex doesn't even know that I'm going. He's honestly been the best. I don't deserve him. "Okay stop gossiping" doc says. "We aren't gossiping. We're trying to make Clau come to the game today" kike says. "Oh clau! Hey!" Doc says. "Hi!" I say. "Come to the game" he says. "I'll see if i can make it" i say and i hear them give eachother highfives. "Okay you got your answer now give me back my phone" alex says and i chuckle. "Damn lover boy fine we'll leave you alone" kike says and i chuckle. "Bye clau" they all say. "Bye guys" i say. "So you're coming?" Alex asks. "I don't know yet" i say. "Do whatever is best for you. If you don't think you can thats fine. Don't feel pressured" he says. Aw.

"Mom has been SO annoying" vic says. "She's all moody then happy then emotional and shit I feel like I'm going crazy" he adds and we chuckle. Okay so you see my mom is pregnant. Its crazy i know. Let me explain this crazy situation , they had nate who is 21 , 22 soon at 15 years old , they had me at 19 years old , they had vic at 21 years old. They had wendy at 30 years old. So if my math is correct my mom is 35 and my dad is 40. Ew lmao. "I just can't believe they actually made another one" i say. "I didn't think it was possible" i say and they laugh. "Poor child is gonna look like their grandchild" nate says and i burst out laughing. "Why didn't they stop. What makes them think having a child at this age is a good idea?" Vic asks. "Idk they didn't learn with nate" i say. "Its crazy to think they had me at 15 ... Like wtf what were they doing ?" He asks and i laugh.

"Its gross" i say. My mom is 5 months almost 6 months pregnant. She's having a boy. "Do i pay?" Nate asks. "No here" i say giving him my pass. We wait then its our turn. "Claudia?" She asks confused. "Yes hi" i say. "Oh" she says chuckling. "I was about to say I've seen her so many times" she says and i chuckle. "Do you need a guide or you got it?" She asks. "We got it thank you though" i say and she nods letting us through and i guide nate. He parks and then vic gets off and helps me out. We walk in and get checked. "Clauuuu" sue says and hugs me. "Hi! Suebabyyyy" i say and she chuckles. "I've missed you" she says. "I've missed you!" I say. Nate and vic say hello. "Do you know where the guys are at?" I ask. "They should be in the clubhouse or batting cages. They finished bp like 10 min ago" she says. "Oh okay" i say. "Wanna go? I'm going" she says. "Yeah" i say.

"Okay hold on" she says and gets out two landyards for vic and nate , its needed to enter the clubhouse. I have one since i play here. We walk to the club house and just catch up. We get to the doors and sue knocks. "COMING IN" she says. "Okay" some guys respond. "Sup guys" i say and they all look at us. "Ayeeee clauu" they all say and walk to us. I give each a hug and do our own handshake. Yup its that serious. "Where's belli and dugie?" I ask. "Batting cages" kike says as they all finish bro hugging vic and nate. "I honestly didn't think you would come" corey says. "It was part of the plan" i say and chuckle. "So dugie doesn't know?" He asks. "Nope" i say. "I'll go get them" corey says and leaves.

"Whatsup?" Alex says. "Sup dude" i say and chuckle. "Ayeeee clauu" cody says and i chuckle. They each hug me then bro hug nate and vic. Nate and vic get a tour by corey and kike while alex and i go to his "locker" i sit on his chair and he shows me what he has. "And here in my safe i have this" he says opening it. Inside theres 5 polaroids , 4 are of both of us. One from mexico , 2nd is from thanksgiving , 3rd is from Christmas and 4th from new years. The last is one of me i have my hand under my chin and I'm smiling. "Aw" i say and he chuckles. "I have this in here too" he says taking out a small book and giving it to me. I open then book and its like the one i have. It has pictures of us and it has a description. Like the first picture is of our camping trip which is when he asked me to be his girlfriend. It has the location and the day then it says "let the journey begin".

"Goodluck. I'll see you after the game. Kick ass" i say and kiss him. "Thank youuu" he says and i chuckle. We do our special handshake and we laugh at the end. "Goodluck" vic and nate say. "Thank you" he says. We then leave to our seats. We're sitting behind the homeplate. "Claudia! We need you back shits going downhill with the girls" someone yells. I sit in between vic and nate. Vic is on my right and nate is on my left. I changed earlier. I had a cropped strapless shirt under the oversized tshirt. Obviously having shorts under. Alex gave me the #27 jersey. "Please rise for our national anthem" the p.a says and we all stand up. I hold onto nate's arm and we wait.

"Here's you dodger lineup. Joc Pederson , Justin Turner , Max Muncy , Cody Bellinger , Alex Verdugo , Corey Seager , Enrique Hernandez , Will Smith , Dustin May" p.a says and we clap. "Now taking the field your los angeles dodgers" p.a says and we clap. The guys go on the field and go to their positions. Then the game begins.

"When i said kick ass i didn't mean completely demolish them" i say laughing. The guys won 11-3. "It had to be done" he says and i laugh. "So clau , you'll have your guy with you" doc says and i look at him confused. "He's just been placed on the 10 day IL for oblique" he says. I look back and alex isn't standing there anymore. "He didn't say anything" i say. "He says it started yesterday 9th inning last at bat but he felt better today , but it began today againt during the 7th inning when he had to catch the ball" he says.

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