Dodger stadium articles

  • Shakira to headline Besame Mucho Festival 2024 at Dodger Stadium

    Calling all lobas to Chavez Ravine. Shakira will be headlining the Besame Mucho Festival, taking place at Dodger Stadium on Dec. 21. The single-day event, now in its third year, focuses on Latin music, booking acts from a variety of genres, from Latin rock and pop to musica Mexicana and Tejano. Enrique Iglesias, Los Tigres del Norte and Banda MS have also been announced as headliners. Besame Mucho will be Shakira’s first official festival as a headliner after a whirlwind year and a half that saw...
  • Freshman Julius Truitt comes through to help send Birmingham to Dodger Stadium

    Julius Truitt, a 15-year-old freshman at Birmingham High, spent the baseball season on junior varsity even though the word was out how good a player he might be after hitting .406 with four triples while playing shortstop. Birmingham coach Matt Mowry didn't hesitate to use Truitt as a pinch-hitter in the second inning of Tuesday's City Section Open Division semifinal against Carson. "He's an amazing player," Mowry said. "He doesn't get scared in those situations." Truitt delivered a two-run...
  • Bell is headed to Dodger Stadium to play for City Section Open Division title

    Bell High baseball coach Frank Medina was fiery and passionate while talking to his players moments after their improbable 1-0 win over Granada Hills on Tuesday at Pepperdine earned them a spot in Saturday's City Section Open Division championship game at Dodger Stadium. "Who has a college offer?" he asked his team, which started three freshmen and three sophomores. No one raised their hand. "It doesn't matter!" he screamed. The Eastern League champion Eagles survived nine walks to pull out the...