WELCOME!

• GONZALEZ WAS THE No. 1 OVERALL PICK IN THE 2000 MLB DRAFT.

• HIS BROTHER E DGAR WAS HIS TE A MM ATE ON THE SAN DIEGO PADRES IN 20 08 AND 20 09.

• TO GET HIMSE LF RE ADY FOR THE COMING SE ASON, GONZ ALEZ BOXES TO STAY IN SHAPE .

• HE IS A FIVE -TIME ALL -STAR , AND IN 2015 HE BEC A ME AN ALL -STAR AS A DODGER FOR THE FIRST TIME .

• HIS T WIT TER AND INSTAGR A M HANDLES ARE @ADRIAN_ELTITAN .

• THE DODGERS ACQUIRE D GONZ ALEZ ON AUGUST 25, 2012 IN A TR ADE WITH THE BOSTON RE D SOX .

• GONZ ALEZ E NTERE D THE 2016 SE ASON 10 HOME RUNS SHY OF 30 0 FOR HIS C AREER AND 20 SHY OF 10 0 AS A DODGER .

• NOT JUST A GRE AT HIT TER , GONZ ALEZ HAS WON FOUR GOLD GLOVE AWARDS FOR HIS DEFE NSE AT FIRST BASE .

I WAS BORN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THE YEAR AF TER F E R N A N D OM A N I A B E GA N AND SPENT A BIG PART OF MY CHILDHOOD GROWING U P A N D P L AY I N G B A L L I N MEXICO. SINCE COMING TO THE DODGERS IN 2012, IT HAS BEEN A THRILL TO BE THE FIRST BASEM AN FOR FERNANDO VA L E N Z U E L A’ S T E A M . MY WIFE BETSY AND I ALSO HAVE T WO DAUGHTERS WHO LOVE C O M I N G T O T H E GA M E S , AND WE’RE ALL VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE FIRST ISSUE OF THIS YEAR’S JR . DODGERS CLUB NEWSLET TER .

HERE’S HOPING FOR A BIG SEASON, AND THE DODGERS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE BALLPARK!

ADRIAN GONZALEZ

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FAVORITE FOOD: TACOS (C ARNE ASADA)

FAVORITE TV SHOW: “ THE KING OF QUEENS”

FAVORITE MUSICIAN: VIC ENTE FERNANDEZ

FAVORITE SPORTS BESIDES BASEBALL: FOOTBALL AND SOCC ER

FAVORITE THING TO DO WITH KIDS: HANG OUT

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THE IDEA) TO COLOR IN THIS PAGE .

Have your parent or guardian email your artwork to jrdodgers@ladodgers.com or post on social media with the hashtag #jrdodgers. We’ll display a small group on social

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Every year, April brings a special _______________ to Dodger Stadium. Why? Because

that means the _______________ baseball season has _______________ arrived!

The sight of the fresh-cut _______________, the smell of _______________ filling the

air, and the happy sound of the fans as they shout _______________. It’s the happiest

_______________ of the year! When the Dodgers _______________ onto the field,

the thrill is the same whether you’re age _______________ or age _______________.

After the _______________ offseason, it’s just so good to grab a seat at the ol’

_______________ and settle in for a _______________ game. What will happen? It’s

anyone’s guess, but Dodger fans from _______________ to _______________ will be

on the edge of their seats, rooting for their team to win the ultimate _______________ :

the World _______________.

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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! ASK YOUR PARENTS TO HELP YOU…

… e-mail us at jrdodgers@ladodgers.com, and tell us about your favorite player or game

… share pictures of you or your family on Instagram with the hashtag #jrdodgers

… tweet questions for your favorite Dodger to @Dodgers with the hashtag #jrdodgers

… send us ideas for activities you can do as Jr. Dodgers members!

THE LAST TIME THE DODGERS RETIRED A NUMBER WAS AUGUST 15, 1997: TOMMY LASORDA’S NO. 2.

THE DODGERS’ PRIMARY COLOR IN 1937 WAS

THE DODGERS HAVEN’T HAD A PLAYER WHOSE LAST NAME STARTED WITH THE LET TER “Z” SINCE TODD ZEILE IN 1998.

ANDRE ETHIER HAS HAD HIS NUMBER RETIRED BY HIS HIGH SCHOOL, ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC IN PHOENIX, AND HIS COLLEGE, ARIZONA STATE.

DODGERS FIRST-BASE COACH GEORGE LOMBARD CAN TRACE HIS ANCESTRY BACK TO ONE OF THE PILGRIMS ON THE MAYFLOWER.

DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS WAS BORN IN OKINAWA, JAPAN.

ONLY TWO PLAYERS IN FRANCHISE HISTORY HAVE WORN THE No. 99: MANNY RAMIREZ AND HYUN-JIN RYU.

ONE OF HOWIE KENDRICK’S FAVORITE

HOBBIES IS PHOTOGRAPHY.

COREY SEAGER HAS TWO BROTHERS WHO PLAY PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL — SEATTLE MARINER KYLE AND SEATTLE MARINERS MINOR LEAGUER JUSTIN.

CLAYTON KERSHAW’S FAVORITE FOOTBALL TEAM IS THE DALLAS COWBOYS.

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MONDAY,APRIL 25

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POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JR. DODGER

MEMBERS INCLUDE:

ASK YOUR PARENTS TO GO TO DODGERS.COM OR CALL 866-DODGERS FOR TICKETS!

Being featured on Dodgervision as Jr. Dodger of the Game Being on dodgers.com as Jr. Dodger of the Week Saying “It’s Time for Dodger Baseball” before a game Throwing the first pitch before a game Taking the field with a player before a game Competing in the Stolen Base Challenge during a game Receiving a special email birthday message from the Dodgers.

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SUNDAY, MAY 1 KIDS COREY SEAGER

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SUNDAY, MAY 15 KIDS BAT TING GLOVES

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WE DNESDAY, JULY 6 KIDS LOCKER NAMEPL ATE

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SUNDAY, JULY 10 KIDS FATHEAD

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SUNDAY, JUNE 5 TODDLER SNACK- N - GO CUP

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