MLB world reacts to Dodgers’ security guard tackling man mid-proposal

Many stadium proposals don’t go well. But even by those standards, one at Dodger Stadium during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ MLB opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday night went exceptionally poorly. A man jumped out of the outfield seats onto the field, pulled out a ring, turned back to the stands to propose…and then got absolutely run over by a security guard.

Proposal gone wrong at Dodger Stadium 💀 pic.twitter.com/qankLwE5sW

— maze (@Mazeaveli) March 31, 2023

Let’s get another angle on that:

LMAOOOOO pic.twitter.com/OfibkMBDz7

— max muncy 's #1 fan (@sxr_704) March 31, 2023

Unsurprisingly, the sports world had plenty of thoughts on this. Some praised the guard’s tackling form, and had thoughts on where he might go in the NFL draft:

Security guard trying to be a first round linebacker https://t.co/V1JLcPo4Q9

— Lyndsey Gough (@LGonTV) March 31, 2023

Security guard became Patrick Willis https://t.co/8IfB1wVKEt pic.twitter.com/zfRsHI50GL

— Daniel Mora (@Daniel_A_Mora) March 31, 2023

Excessive or not, this a pretty solid form tackle here. https://t.co/FW7wVaR7lj

— SeanFitz_Gerald (@SeanFitz_Gerald) March 31, 2023

Eye this late round LB for the #Chiefs https://t.co/c3NANrVuYT

— Josh Klingler (@joshklingler) March 31, 2023

Hey, @kent_swanson and @KCSportsNetwork — you might need an addendum for your NFL Draft Guide. This bad ass coming in late with great closing speed. Plays through the whistle. Wraps up and drives to the ground. A teammate you would love and opponents will despise. Undrafted FA. https://t.co/apew0jISHK

— Brad Porter (@bradkporter) March 31, 2023

Others brought up the 2016 Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision that was under trial this week (Paltrow was found not liable Friday):

Gwyneth Paltrow got out of court just in time to work security for the Dodgers pic.twitter.com/69f3Pl7xcV

— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) March 31, 2023

And the decision to play DMX’s “Ruff Ryder’s Anthem” in the stadium at the end of the clip got some praise as well:

It took Dieter Ruehle like six seconds to cue up Ruff Ryder’s Anthem after the guy got tackled. Greatest organist in sports https://t.co/Z3CWFyx7G1

— Brooks Otterlake (@i_zzzzzz) March 31, 2023

Others were of the opinion that this was a perfect way to handle an on-field proposal:

i dunno it kinda went right IMO https://t.co/bD4xpd1dvH

— Kevin Madden (@KevinMaddenDC) March 31, 2023

counterpoint: this is the correct outcome for every public proposal https://t.co/Wh2m4l9944

— Dawn (@502eire) March 31, 2023

In any case, the tackle certainly made for a memorable ending to this proposal. At least this guy had the ring ready when he started the proposal, unlike some ballpark proposals we’ve seen in the past. Still, if you want to not be tackled while proposing, maybe don’t try to make that proposal on the field, unless you’re a player involved in the game.

[@Mazeaveli on Twitter; photo from @sxr_704 on Twitter.]