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Dodgers' DeWitt finds himself in new situation - Rookie hits first major-league homer, as L.A. rolls to victory

Maybe next time, Blake DeWitt will know what to do. Maybe next time, the Dodgers' rookie third baseman won't have to be prodded by hitting coach Mike Easler to climb to the top step of the dugout and pump his fist to the roar of a fan base that has spent the past month or so gradually falling in love with him.

But in the fifth inning of the surging Dodgers' latest victory, 5-1 over the New York Mets in front of 44,181 on Monday night at Dodger Stadium, DeWitt suddenly found himself in a strange situation he wasn't quite sure how to handle.

He had just hit the first of what are sure to many home runs in what is sure to be a solid major-league career - a solo blast to dead center field on a 1-0 fastball from enigmatic left-hander Oliver Perez - and DeWitt had no idea as to the proper protocol when one's name is being chanted by an entire ballpark.

"I never even dreamed of that," DeWitt said. "I didn't really know what to do   Read Full Article...