It was promoted as the California Wildfires First Responders Luncheon / Batting Practice as part of the Dodgers 15th annual Community Service Week, with events scheduled throughout the greater Los Angeles area – and Dodger Stadium – during the Dodgers Love L.A. Community Tour, presented by Bank of America. But no one … absolutely no one could have imagined what happened […]
(Read More)Archive for January, 2018
Dodgers sign veteran minor leaguer Andrew Robinson
About the same time that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was doing what Tom Brady always does during Sunday night’s NFL conference championship game, a post suddenly popped up on Twitter out of nowhere that undoubtedly caught every Dodger fan by surprise. No, it wasn’t breaking news of a blockbuster trade or the signing […]
(Read More)Dodgers putting the band back together for FanFest 2018
It had to happen. In fact, every other Dodger fan on the planet has been looking forward to it since that brutally painful final out of the 2017 World Series. Dodger Stadium organist Dieter Ruehle, Dodgers official disc jockey DJ Severe, and Dodger Stadium PA announcer Todd Leitz will be together again for FanFest 2018 at […]
(Read More)Dodger fans may have a new fan-favorite fan
As most sports fans know, many of today’s professional athletes are often quite active on Twitter; some more so than others and some very much so. And from a fan’s perspective, there is nothing more exciting than when a professional athletes whom they follow on Twitter follows them back. It is certainly understandable why most sports […]
(Read More)Dodgers to hold annual Community Service Week January 22-26
The Dodgers will hold their 15th annual community service week with events throughout the greater Los Angeles area during the Dodgers Love L.A. Community Tour presented by Bank of America, which runs from Monday, January 22 through Friday, January 26. This week of community outreach and fan appreciation will include 12 events and feature Dodger players, coaches, […]
(Read More)Joc Pederson at a turning point in his Dodger career
When the Dodgers selected Joc Pederson in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, California, they did do without a lot of hype or fanfare. It didn’t take long, however, for the 6′-1″ / 220-pound left-handed hitting and throwing outfielder to move up on the Dodgers […]
(Read More)Dodger Stadium makes Top-10 in 2017 ‘Best Stadium’ rankings
If you’re like most baseball fans, you have probably put travelling to every major league baseball stadium on your bucket list, or at least on your wish list. I mean let’s face it, what true die-hard baseball fan, regardless of favorite team, wouldn’t absolutely love to boast about having been to every MLB ballpark to […]
(Read More)Required FanFest tickets now available online
The Dodgers will host their sixth annual off-season FanFest presented by Coca-Cola and San Manuel Casino on Saturday, January 27 from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., and starting today, fans can claim their free tickets online at Dodgers.com/FanFest. FanFest is free and open to the public, but digital tickets are required and can only be claimed at Dodgers.com/FanFest. […]
(Read More)Should Dodgers make a play for Christian Yelich?
When former Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria – the undisputed worst owner in recent MLB history – sold the beleaguered team to new owners Bruce Sherman and future Hall of Famer Derek Jeter on September 27, 2017, Marlins fans hoped and even believed that they would become the struggling franchise’s panacea. Boy, were they wrong. Within weeks of […]
(Read More)Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation donates over $1.5 million to help underserved kids
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) today announced 2017 cumulative grant donations of over $1.5 million to 66 local nonprofit organizations, which impacted one million underserved youth in some of the most challenged neighborhoods of Los Angeles. These awards are part of LADF’s annual grants program which disseminates funds three times a year to organizations who […]
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