The Los Angeles Dodgers will become the first MLB team to host a regular season Mexican League game in its home ballpark this season. Dodger Stadium will be the scene of a May 16 game between the Mexico City Diablos Rojos and Monterrey Sultanes. The game is being staged with support from the Los Angeles Angels, Minor League Baseball and both the Mexican and California Leagues.
Former Dodgers ace Fernando Valenzuela was in Mexicali Thursday for a press conference announcing “La Serie Azul,” as was Jaime Jarrin, the 1998 Ford Frick Award winner who has announced Dodgers games in Spanish on the radio since 1959. Valenzuela is one of 17 Mexican natives to have suited up for the Dodgers over the years. The team has long had ties to baseball south of the border, having played exhibition games in both Mexico City and Monterrey (including a two-game series against the Diablos Rojos in 1964).
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