Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler’s watch is stolen at Santa Anita Park

According to his agency, Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler had his watch stolen last month while attending the horse races at Santa Anita Park.

Buehler and his wife were walking back to their seats at the Los Angeles County Racecourse when he “unknowingly became the victim of the theft of his watch,” Excel Sports Management said in a statement. Arcadia police confirmed that two people had their watches stolen while walking through crowds at the venue on September 28, and the thefts remain under investigation.

“We are grateful that Walker and McKenzie were not injured and Walker is focused on the playoffs,” his agency said in a statement.

According to police, there was a third attempted theft on the same day. Someone tried to “hug” the victim and then a second person began to take the watch from him, a police statement said.

“The victim had his watch taken away and confronted the suspects, who immediately left the area,” the Arcadia police statement said, adding that the victim then reported the incident to police and security officers in the area.

Camilo Nino-Hernandez, a 24-year-old LA resident, was identified by police as one of the two suspects. According to police, he was arrested on suspicion of grand theft and allegedly possessing a counterfeit Social Security card.

It is not clear who the other suspect is or whether Nino-Hernandez was involved in the other thefts as no further details have been released.

Buehler is expected to start Tuesday when the Dodgers play the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of the National League Divisional Series.

Earlier this year, San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest after a 17-year-old tried to rob him as he walked near Union Square in San Francisco on August 31 . They had gotten into an argument when Pearsall According to police, the suspect defended himself, and the suspect was also left injured and had to be taken to hospital. He was arrested after attempting to flee the scene.

Pearsall was later discharged from hospital stay and the suspect was charged.