John Berty can't escape the Dodgers.
The former Yankees infielder – who expressed his dissatisfaction with the former Los Angeles team after several important World Series failures – opened the doors for the Dodger Slurry in his first game against the Cubs Tuesday morning.
Berti, who played mainly three bases for the Yankees, got off to Chicago's start with two bases in the opening game of Japan's season.
The top of five innings in a 1-1 ball game, Berti made an important mistake when sailing the throw The first base hand of a potential end of innings double play.
A wild throw allowed Shohei ohtani to score, keeping the Dodgers alive innings as he ran one more time in the frame towards a 4-1 victory.
It was the Dodgers' first meaningful game since beating the Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series. There, they fought a 5-0 lead in five innings thanks to several important fielding mistakes.
The Dodgers spent part of their victory tour that chuckles the Yankees' foundations.
“I don't know if I've heard of any teams that won the World Series, but I was talking about them as badly as the teams that lost the World Series,” Berty said in February on “Fol Territory.”
“It felt like we were being downplayed to the point that we weren't part of the World Series.”
Berty played five postseason games for the Yankees, heading the Royals and Guardians on their way to the World Series, but left the fall classic roster.
Berti will have a chance to red on Wednesday when Cubs and Dodgers run it for Game 2 of the Tokyo Series.
