Los Angeles Dodgers star Drew Butera destroys kids at dodgeball

THEY’RE just kids! A professional baseballer got carried away in a “friendly” game of dodgeball, taking down children left, right and centre.

WELCOME to the big leagues, son.

It was supposed to be a friendly game of dodgeball. But when the Los Angeles Dodgers took on some local school kids while in New York, the competitive instincts took over.

As you can see in the video below, Dodgers back-up catcher Drew Butera — who sometimes fills in as a pitcher — got right into it.

Maybe a little too into it.

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Drew Butera on the mound for the Dodgers.

Butera completely dominated, which may go some way towards explaining why they call them the Dodgers.

“Hey, he was talking trash,” Butera said with a smile today.

Butera said it hadn’t been that long since he had played the schoolyard game.

“I played it in 2010, when we were on a cruise,” he said. “But no, I’m not a professional dodgeball player.”