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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sat one row in front of Los Angeles Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax during Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium, and New York Mets shortstop Howie Rose was not happy about it.
Rose said Koufax shouldn’t take a backseat to anyone.
“How will Sandy end up in the second row?” Rose wrote the X.
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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex react during Game Four of the 2025 World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on October 28, 2025. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
“Maybe it’s his permanent, personal seats, but Sandy Koufax doesn’t take a back seat to anybody. Especially at Dodger Stadium.”
The Duke of Sussex and Markle also sat in the row in front of NBA legend and Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson.
Koufax, 89, is one of the most decorated pitchers in MLB history. The Brooklyn-born Koufax spent his entire career with the Dodgers.
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Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, sit in front of Dodger legend Sandy Koufax as they watch game four of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on October 28, 2025. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
He debuted as a 19-year-old while still in Brooklyn and remained with the team when they moved to Los Angeles three years into his career. Koufax won the National League MVP in 1963, is a three-time Cy Young winner, four-time World Series champion and two-time World Series MVP.
Koufax retired at age 30 due to chronic elbow pain and became the youngest person ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at age 36.
The exceptional talent compiled a 165-87 record with a 2.87 ERA in 2,324 ⅓ innings in his career. Koufax threw 137 complete games in his incredible career.
Sandy Koufax is seen during game five of the 2025 World Series presented by Capital One between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on October 29, 2025. (Emma Sharon/MLB Images via Getty Images)
The Dodgers wish they could turn back time to get Koufax in the suit and pitching for them in Game 6 as they lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Wednesday night to fall behind 3-2 in the best-of-seven series.
Game 6 of the World Series is on Friday at the Rogers Center in Toronto at 7 p.m. 8 p.m. ET, and FOX will exclusively televise the game.
The Dodgers will turn to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who threw a complete game in their Game 2 win, to save their season, while the Blue Jays will start Kevin Gausman.
