Sam Rosa, the son of slain fire Capt. David Rosa, got throw out the first pitch at Saturday night’s Dodger game against the Padres.
Sam Rosa, 16, his older brother Alec Rosa, 25, and their mom Lynley Rosa took photos with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and third baseman Justin Turner.
Rosa, 45, was shot on June 25 at an apartment building for low-income seniors where he’d just helped douse a fire.
The gunman, 77-year-old Thomas Man Kim, had set off an explosion in his apartment trying to kill himself and his upstairs neighbor, according to authorities.
After rescuers arrived, Kim opened fire. He later told authorities he started shooting because he was scared, according to court documents.
Kim died in a jail hospital ward on Aug. 5 from a pre-existing medical condition. He’d long suffered from diabetes, according to his brother.
Rosa and his family lived in San Juan Capistrano where he volunteered for the local Little League.
“He just loved baseball, he loved being involved with his son, he loved seeing the other kids grow,” friend Todd Strane told the Long Beach Post. “… He was really a great guy, and people say that all the time, but with Dave it was so true.”