- Dodger Stadium is not flooded, a team official told Insider on Monday.
- Viral photos of the ballpark appear to show it surrounded by massive amounts of rainwater.
- Tropical Storm Hilary dumped buckets of rain on Southern California over the weekend.
As Tropical Storm Hilary dumped buckets of rain on Southern California, a photo of what appeared to be Dodger Stadium surrounded by a lake of rainwater went viral on the internet.
But the stadium is far from flooded, Joe Jareck, the senior director of public relations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, told Insider on Monday.
When asked if the ballpark was underwater, Jareck said, "The stadium is not flooded and open for business, per usual."
Aerial video of the stadium has also been circulating social media since Sunday, appearing to show a wider view of the same scene.
People online are referring to it as "Lake Dodger Stadium," with another poster calling it an "island."
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Jareck told Insider he has "no idea" whether the photos and videos are faked or if they are real.
"I think people may see what they want to," he said, referring to online reports of a flooded ballpark. "I just see a very wet parking lot."
Watch: Videos show damage as tropical storm Hilary slams into Southern California
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