Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation

LADF will unveil three Dodgers Dreamfields at Gonzales Park, which honor Jackie Robinson and revive baseball and softball play in the area, as youth develop from T-ball to high school and college athletics. This project will also include features that further benefit the local community, such as Fitness and Training Zones (named for Kershaw’s Challenge), solar elements on scoreboards, PV carports and EV charging stations in the parking lot, and the LADF Science of Baseball curriculum for grades 3-8, that uses baseball as a fun STEM textbook.

With LADF’s 75 by 75 Dodgers Dreamfields, LADF will refurbish 75 Dodgers Dreamfields by 2033 -- the LA Dodgers’ 75th anniversary of moving to LA. These Dodgers Dreamfields will level the playing field for communities experiencing social injustices by ensuring youth have improved access to vibrant green spaces in their neighborhood. With a focus on equity and access, these Dodgers Dreamfields will also serve as resource hubs to deliver sports-based youth development programming, as well as resources in education, health care, and basic needs.

Through Dodgers RBI, LADF levels the playing field for low-income communities and those experiencing social injustices by making baseball/softball more accessible to racial/ethnic minority youth, refurbishing dilapidated fields in underserved areas, and delivering health, educational, racial equity and leadership development resources to promote healing for Los Angeles’ most vulnerable youth. Black youth, girls, and teens are significantly underrepresented in sports, and why we focus on recruiting these groups to participate in Dodgers RBI.