Cops: Muggers Ripped Off Dodger Pitcher's Watch

Thieves surrounded Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler last month outside a horse racing track in a Los Angeles suburb and ripped an expensive watch off his arm, police said Tuesday. Buehler was not threatened during the mugging Sept. 28 at the Santa Anita Park horse racing track in Arcadia, police said. They are investigating two similar episodes the same day that officials say were by organized groups who steal high-end watches in large crowds during events, the AP reports.

Sources tell ABC7 that somebody allegedly unbuttoned Buehler's shirt sleeve and stole the watch after a mob surrounded the player and his wife, McKenzie Marcinek. The theft came days after Buehler's last regular-season game and a week before the Dodgers began the National League Divisional Series against the San Diego Padres on Saturday. Buehler is slated to start Game 3 of the series against the Padres on Tuesday night in San Diego.

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