MLB: celebrity cameo and power
K‑pop stars G‑Dragon and Daesung from BIGBANG showed up at a Dodgers game and delighted the crowd, while in the Bronx Mike Trout, Jo Adell and Jorge Soler hit back‑to‑back‑to‑back home runs in another headline moment. Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto also struck a streak of dominance by retiring 18 straight batters after surrendering a leadoff homer in a separate outing. (x.com) (x.com) (x.com) (x.com)
The Los Angeles baseball spotlight swung coast to coast on Tuesday, with celebrity buzz at Dodger Stadium and a three-swing power surge in the Bronx. (mlb.com) (espn.com) At Dodger Stadium, Major League Baseball’s official channels showed BIGBANG members G-Dragon and Daesung in attendance before the Dodgers’ 2-1 win over the New York Mets on April 14, 2026. The club’s official site lists the win as Los Angeles’ move to 13-4. (youtube.com) (mlb.com) In the Bronx the same day, the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Yankees 7-1 after Mike Trout, Jo Adell and Jorge Soler hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the first inning. ESPN’s game log shows the three homers came in a five-pitch span against Ryan Weathers. (espn.com) (mlb.com) The Dodgers’ on-field anchor was Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who gave up a leadoff home run and then retired 18 straight Mets hitters in the same April 14 game. The official Dodgers site lists Yamamoto at 7 2/3 innings, four hits, one run, one walk and seven strikeouts. (mlb.com) (espn.com) That mix of celebrity presence and star performance fits the Dodgers’ current orbit in Los Angeles, where the club has become a regular stop for entertainment figures and an international audience. MLB’s own video framed the K-pop appearance as a featured in-stadium moment, not a stray fan-camera clip. (youtube.com) (mlb.com) The baseball side is carrying equal weight. Yamamoto’s latest outing came with the Dodgers already at 13-4, and ESPN’s season page shows he has opened 2026 with a 2-0 record, a 2.10 earned run average and 21 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings. (mlb.com) (espn.com) For the Angels, the Bronx burst extended a loud start from Trout. MLB’s Angels coverage said Trout had homered twice against Aaron Judge on April 13, then opened April 14 with another blast, giving him three home runs in two games at Yankee Stadium. (mlb.com) (espn.com) The first-inning sequence also underscored how much support Trout now has around him. ESPN’s box score shows the Angels finished with five home runs on Tuesday, while Yoán Moncada added a three-run contribution with a two-run single and a later solo homer. (espn.com) By the end of the night, one Los Angeles team had turned a celebrity cameo into part of the show, and the other had turned five pitches into a three-homer avalanche. Both left April 14 with the kind of clips Major League Baseball pushes to the front page. (youtube.com) (mlb.com)
