Dodgers rookie reacts to slugging homer off 'childhood hero'

On Friday night, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder James Outman realized against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Outman homered in the second inning off veteran starter Madison Bumgarner, who the Dodgers' rookie idolized growing up. 

"You could probably ask any of my buddies -- he was a childhood hero for us," Outman told reporters via Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. "To be on the same field competing was pretty cool." 

The 25-year-old grew up in Redwood Cit y, California, near San Francisco and only a stone's throw away from Oracle Park, where Bumgarner pitched for the Giants from 2009-19. 

Outman launched a titanic blast off Bumgarner to make the moment even more special. The left-hander turned on the first pitch out of the veteran's hand, smashing a four-seam fastball 416 feet into the right-field bleachers at Chase Field.