During Saturday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, Dodgers catcher Will Smith labeled Padres player Jurickson Profar as 'irrelevant' following a benches-clearing incident, amid a perfect game threat involving Dodgers pitcher Gavin Stone. Profar later clarified that he had misunderstood the situation, believing initially that the Dodgers, particularly Stone, were trying to throw at him intentionally. Despite the controversy and the Dodgers issuing 11 walks, Profar made a significant impact in the game, hitting a three-run double that gave the Padres a 6-3 lead in the seventh inning, effectively silencing any doubts about his relevance on the field.
Jurickson Profar clears the bases to give San Diego a 6-3 lead 😤 https://t.co/o62pMUU376
Base-clearing double from Jurickson Profar to give the Padres a 6-3 lead. 🔥 (🎥: @MLB) https://t.co/RuT7frvOg9
Dodgers catcher Will Smith called Jurickson Profar “irrelevant” after they were at the center of a benches clearing incident yesterday Profar just gave the Padres a three-run lead in the seventh https://t.co/7tcDhMc68N
Jurickson Profar breaks the deadlock with a bases-clearing double! What a game on Sunday night! https://t.co/i4Si0CmE4i
Profar is making himself relevant tonight https://t.co/n3JdU112di
A bases-clearing double from Jurickson Profar puts the @Padres in front! #SundayNightBaseball https://t.co/MjJ9HDCbuN
Not irrelevant now. Jurickson Profar puts Padres up 6-3 with a bases-loaded double in the eighth inning. https://t.co/1I6rq8KKM3
Jurickson Profar, Mr. "Irrelevant," with a three-run double off the top of the center-field wall, giving the Padres a 6-3, seventh-inning lead on a day when the Dodgers have issued 11 -- yes, 11! -- walks.
Manny Machado goes YARD to give the @Padres the lead! #SundayNightBaseball https://t.co/4g3SexxcSq
Jurickson Profar says he misunderstood yesterday’s situation and he doesn’t think the Dodgers were trying to throw at him on purpose https://t.co/LEhTD0e5CH
Jurickson Profar said he misunderstood yesterday’s situation with Gavin Stone and Will Smith, and he doesn’t think Stone tried to throw at him on purpose https://t.co/aWAKNCl1EI
Jurickson Profar misunderstood or something. https://t.co/7YPEFeHHy4
Dodgers' Will Smith dismisses 'irrelevant' Padres player after benches clear during Saturday's game https://t.co/JE5yidJsxB
Will Smith calls Profar 'irrelevant.' 😅 https://t.co/aDrjj3X9l4 https://t.co/C0RHNtuJZe
Smith unsure why Dodgers would throw at 'irrelevant' Profar amid perfect game https://t.co/CXuJd1KVQI
Will Smith denies Dodgers threw at Jurickson Profar amid perfect game threat: 'He's kind of irrelevant' https://t.co/DRfde2EgvK
“He’s a baller. The guy is playing winning baseball.” In today’s Padres Daily: Jurickson Profar playing at 'home' Keep pushing Inside man + tidbits https://t.co/iZdHbk8Bhv
Padres’ second homer of the inning is a TOWERING blast from Jurickson Profar! https://t.co/etYBKcOGhg
The Padres are home cookin'! 🧑🍳 Jurickson Profar smokes the second homer of the inning for San Diego. (via @Padres) https://t.co/M7Ry86vGLp