It's kind of surreal. It opens up your imagination to what the possibilities are for your own family or your friends or if a ballplayer owned it for private training. The surrounding areas are great for training, particularly having hills and trails to run.
The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the then-Philadelphia Athletics, 4-2. The game was started by Carl Erskine, who famously returned to Dodgertown 55 years later to play the national anthem on his harmonica. Erskine went 122-78 with a 4.00 ERA over 12 seasons with the Dodgers organization, which included pitching for the Los Angeles franchise in 1958 and 1959.
School and work are officially back in session after the holiday break, so the weekend is the perfect time to get out and enjoy everything Los Angeles has to offer. There is an exciting sports matchup between the Lakers and Bucks happening right here in LA on Friday. There are also some must-watch playoff games for the Chargers and Rams going down this weekend on the road.
At Chavez Ravine, the sweet spot is in left-center field. The analysis, released by Casino.org, puts the best seating area in Sections 301-313. A heat map released by Baseball Savant backs up that assessment, with the most home runs by far landing near sections 309 and 311.
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced their lineup of theme nights for the 2026 season, which includes returning favorites such as Star Wars Night, Mexican and Japanese Heritage Nights, and LGBTQ+ Pride Night. Each day includes an exclusive giveaway item that can only be acquired with the purchase of a ticket pack at Dodgers.com/promotions. The theme nights start with Teacher Appreciation Night on April 11 against the Texas Rangers with a special sweatshirt giveaway.
"We're going to compete," Stammen said. "No doubt about that. We're going to give them our best shot. That's what we'll do every year, that's what we're going to do every year. They're a great team, two-time defending World Series champions, a lot of great star players, future Hall of Famers. "We feel good about our roster too. We feel good about our team, we feel good about the attitude.