trotted

A small crowd of friends and family watched as amateur teams from Los Angeles and Lodi trotted onto a recently reconstructed diamond to commemorate a time when every single one of them would have been caged behind barbed wire.

Moments after the 15,804 in the stands erupted when Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam that appeared on the videoboard as the teams trotted to their locker rooms, the Black Eyed Peas performed with the help — and flair — of Garfield and Roosevelt High’s bands and cheerleaders.

The former president trotted out a now-familiar line: that God had intervened to save his life during the shooting.

Upon committing an interception in a game against Ramona Convent last week, Lexi Loya trotted to the sideline, where she was greeted by a familiar face and voice — that of her coach and father, Tim.

As Herbert limped toward the sideline, falling to the ground near trainers once he got off the field, Heinicke calmly trotted on.