Gareth Bale throws out decent first pitch at the home of MLB’s LA Dodgers
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Gareth Bale gets the better of his Los Angeles FC team-mate as the Welshman throws out a decent first pitch at the home of MLB’s LA Dodgers as he continues to settle into life in Hollywood
- Gareth Bale signed for Los Angeles FC after nine years at Real Madrid
- The 33-year-old has already impressed with two goals in four MLS games
- He scored an excellent solo goal in LAFC’s recent game against Real Salt Lake
- Bale has been embracing LA life by throwing the first pitch at Dodger stadium
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Gareth Bale seems to be embracing LA life, as the former Real Madrid star has been seen throwing the first pitch at Dodger Stadium.
Bale moved to Los Angeles FC over the summer after a mixed nine-year spell at the Bernabeu and has already had an impact on the pitch, scoring twice in his opening four games in the MLS.
The Wales captain threw out a first pitch alongside his American teammate Kellyn Acosta ahead of the LA Dodgers 10-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.
Gareth Bale joined Los Angeles FC this summer after nearly a decade with Real Madrid
The 33-year-old threw a impressive first pitch at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday
Acosta could only manage a grounder, but Bale throw a reasonably accurate pitch, albeit with an unorthodox technique.
It wasn’t enough to impress his club though, who captioned the video of the pitch ‘stick to football!’
There was also a more expected display from Bale, as he performed soccer tricks with a baseball.
LAFC sit top of the MLS Western Conference and have won each of their past five games.
Bale also showed off some more expected skills by performing keepy-ups with a baseball
In their last win, Bale showed his class with a spectacular solo goal, while fellow big-name signing Giorgio Chiellini showed the icy pragmatism England fans will know him for by gaining a tactical yellow card for swatting the ball away with his hand.
Bale appears to be settling nicely into LA life. He said in a press conference a few weeks ago: ‘The transition has been just kind of normal and what I expected. It’s going to take some time – I would be in pre-season now in Europe, so I’m getting my fitness back up quickly.
‘The club is doing an amazing job to kind of progress me and not pushing me too quick, so I’m starting to feel better and better each day as training goes on.
‘I’m enjoying it here. Everybody at the club has made me feel very welcome very quickly and I feel very settled straight away, and I think any player will tell you if they feel happy and settled, they start to play their best football.’