The Dodgers will hold Matt Kemp Day Sunday to conclude Alumni Weekend, honoring their only player with at least 200 homers and 150 stolen bases.
“The Dodgers were the ones who gave me the opportunity to put a big-league jersey on and live out my dream,” Kemp said in a statement.
“So to be able to put that jersey back on and to be able to be around all the fellas, it’s kind of nostalgic, and it’s very exciting to be back in L.A.”
Kemp will throw the ceremonial first pitch and will be joined by family members in making the “It’s time for Dodger Baseball” announcement before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The first 40,000 fans in attendance will receive a Kemp bobblehead.
The Dodgers chose Kemp in the sixth round of the 2003 amateur draft after playing at Midwest City High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Kemp reached the majors in 2006, remaining with the team until a 2014 trade to the San Diego Padres.
Kemp played with the Padres from 2015-16 and the Atlanta Braves from 2016-17, then returned to the Dodgers in a Dec. 16, 2017 trade.
Kemp had the third of three All-Star Game selections in 2018 when he hit .290 with 21 home runs and 85 RBIs, helping lead the Dodgers to the National League pennant.
The Dodgers traded Kemp to Cincinnati following the 2018 season. He played 20 games for the Reds in 2019 and 43 games for the Colorado Rockies in 2020 to conclude his playing career.
Kemp’s best season came in 2011 when he led the National League in home runs (39), RBIs (126), runs (115) and total bases (353) and was the runner-up in voting for the National League MVP award.
Kemp was also an All-Star Game selection in 2012.
In 2009 and 2011 Kemp was a recipient of Silver Slugger Awards as one of the National League’s three top-hitting outfielders and Gold Gloves for his fielding prowess.
Kemp’s 203 home runs are seventh-most in Dodger history. He also stole 184 bases as a Dodger.