Longtime Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Jaime Jarrin and undefeated World Boxing Council lightweight champion Mikey Garcia will sign autographs at the Viva Los Dodgers family friendly festival before Sunday’s game against the Chicago Cubs.
Jarrin will be interviewed on stage at approximately 11:45 a.m. and sign autographs afterward. Jarrin has been broadcasting Dodger games since 1959, their second season in Los Angeles.
Garcia will sign autographs from 11:10 a.m.-noon. Garcia was raised in Oxnard and won the WBC lightweight title with a third-round knockout of Dejan Zlaticanin Jan. 28, improving to 36-0 with 30 knockouts. He previously held the World Boxing Organization featherweight and junior lightweight titles.
Al Ferrara, an outfielder with the Dodgers in 1963 and 1965-68, will sign autographs after Garcia.
Viva Los Dodgers will begin at 11:10 a.m. at Dodger Stadium’s 76 station. Bohemia Dance, INCA Peruvian Dance Ensemble, Seis Cuerdas and DJ Angie Vee will provide live entertainment.
Dodger Stadium’s auto gates will open at 10:40 a.m.
Viva Los Dodgers will be held at the last Sunday home game of each month through August. It celebrates Latino culture in Los Angeles and the legacy of Latino Dodger players. Admission is free with a game ticket. All Dodger fans are welcome.
Viva Los Dodgers will culminate with La Gran Fiesta Viva Los Dodgers on Sept. 23.
More information on Viva Los Dodgers is available at dodgers.com/viva and losdodgers.com/viva.
–City News Service