The face that flashed throughout the screen struck like a thunderbolt. The ESPN video camera revealed Brody Stevens, the dazzling comedian and baseball fanatic, smiling with his mouth a little opened and happily using his grey “818-LA” T-shirt. He was seated by himself on the field level somewhat reclined, appearing like a man who was delighted to be seeing his hometown Dodgers play their competing San Francisco Giants on Opening Day at Chavez Ravine.
It was the first night of baseball in a pandemic-shortened season that has required Major League Baseball to play its video games without fans for the first time in history. After a long fight with mental health issues, Stevens, 48, had actually unfortunately died by suicide 17 months earlier.
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