Padres Series Starts Tomorrow - Scheduled Autograph Sessions, Pregame Info and Other Stuff!

The next homestand starts tomorrow against the San Diego Padres, and several former Dodgers are scheduled for an autograph session with fans.  Below are the scheduled autograph opportunities and other odds and ends for this upcoming homestand.

Levy Restaurants currently offers Caribbean Sticky Ribs at the Think Blue BBQ located in the left-field plaza. This dish features pork spare ribs, ghost pepper and molasses marinade, pineapple barbeque sauce and is served with a tropical cole slaw. This homestand, Levy Restaurants will also offer Sweet Corn Nachos with Chihuahua cheese sauce at the La Taqueria stands located on the field, loge and reserve levels.

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Friday, May 22nd at 7:10 PM
Andrew Cashner vs. RHP Zack Greinke
SNLA / AM 570 (Eng.), KTNQ 1020 AM (Span.)

Tonight's game starts at 7:10 PM.  Auto gates open at 4:40 PM, and stadium gates open at 5:10 PM.  It is Friday Night Fireworks, so fans will be able to go down onto the field after the game to watch the spectacle. The theme for the evening will be a live DJ set by Grammy award winner Zedd.  Go here for information about future firework themes.

Apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas will throw the ceremonial first pitch as part of the third annual Adoptee night in partnership with the Mixed Roots Foundation and the Apl.de.Ap Foundation. He will be joined on the field by his adoptive father Joe Ben Hudgens in recognition of National Foster Care Month. Sunburst Youth Academy Brigadier General James Gabrielli will also throw a first pitch.  Cameroonian-born singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, model and actress Andy Allo will perform the national anthem. “Entourage” actor Jerry Ferrara will serve as guest PA announcer.

Pregame entertainment will also include a stilt walker in the left-field plaza and DJ Adam in the right-field plaza from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Dodger alumnus Kenny Landreaux will sign autographs in the left-field pavilion from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

• The Military Heroes of the Game are U.S. Army National Guard Sergeant Salina Munoz, U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Alexander Darius Yin and U.S. Army Sergeant Paul Gonzalez. Munoz and Yin are both currently stationed at Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos and serve at the Sunburst Youth Academy, one of the top reformative youth challenge programs in the nation. Gonzalez is currently stationed at Ft. Bragg in North Carolina and has served three deployments, six years infantry and three years in signal corps.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) conducts silent auctions throughout the season featuring more than 25 signed pieces of memorabilia from Dodger players, coaches and alumni. Auctions will take place behind the Vin Scully press box on the club level. The items up for auction on Friday include a Clayton Kershaw autographed photo, Fernando Valenzuela autographed baseball and Joc Pederson autographed Dodger jersey. The auction will end at 8:45 PM.

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Saturday, May 23rd at 7:10 PM
RHP Ian Kennedy vs. RHP Mike Bolsinger
SNLA / AM 570 (Eng.), KTNQ 1020 AM (Span.)

Saturday's game starts at 7:10 PM.  Auto gates open at 4:40 PM, and stadium gates open at 5:10 PM.  The first 40,000 fans in attendance will receive a Adrian Gonzalez bobblehead.  See it on the left.

In celebration of Gonzalez’s bobblehead day, Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuellar will perform on the field prior to the game. The 10-man group will perform three songs selected by Gonzalez: “El Rey,” “Mexico Lindo y Querido” and “Mariachi Loco.”  Grammy award-winning R&B singer Eric Bellinger will perform the national anthem.

Pregame entertainment will also include a magician from the Magic Castle in the left-field plaza, DJ Adam in the right-field plaza, DJ Lady Sha in the left-field reserve plaza and The Smokin’ Cobras in the right-field reserve plaza from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Dodger alumnus Billy Ashley will sign autographs in the left-field pavilion from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

• The Military Hero of the Game is U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant E6 Gerardo Rodriguez of Moreno Valley. Rodriguez just returned from his second deployment to the Middle East. He has served more than 11 years in the Air Force, has been stationed at bases in England, Korea and California and is currently stationed at March Air Reserve Base as a combat arms instructor.

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Sunday, May 24th at 1:10 PM
RHP James Shields vs. RHP Carlos Frias
SNLA / AM 570 (Eng.), KTNQ 1020 AM (Span.)

Sunday's game starts at 1:10 PM.  Auto gates open at 10:40 AM, and stadium gates open at 11:10 AM.

Viva Los Dodgers will be at the historic 76 station at Dodger Stadium.  Dodger alumnus Al Ferrara will sign autographs from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.  Musical entertainment will be provided by 40 Watt Hype and Blue Agave.

Hollywood Records recording artist Sabrina Carpenter will perform the national anthem.  The singer/songwriter just released her album debut, “Eyes Wide Open,” a collection of pop songs, many of them co-written by Carpenter. Sean “The Dancing Man” O’Brien will throw the ceremonial first pitch. An internet sensation, “The Dancing Man,” has raised awareness for anti-bullying after O’Brien experienced online body-shaming via a video of him dancing at a club.

Dodger alumnus Tommy Davis will sign autographs in the left-field pavilion from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

LUCKY!!!  BTW, there is a special bonus for fans sitting in the left and right field pavilions.  They will receive a pair of Terminator Genisys Sunglasses courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions. “Terminator Genisys” is in theaters July 1. 

• The Military Hero of the Game is U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Michael Smith of Tulare. Smith has been an active-duty member of the California Air National Guard for the past 25 years and has been deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Southern Watch and to Kyrgyzstan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Smith provides base and aircraft security, has been assigned to Presidential and Vice Presidential aircraft and is currently assigned to the 144th Security Forces Squadron in Fresno. He will serve on another deployment this summer.
• LADF conducts silent auctions throughout the season featuring more than 25 signed pieces of memorabilia from Dodger players, coaches and alumni. Auctions will take place behind the Vin Scully press box on the club level. The items up for auction on Sunday include an Alex Guererro autographed photo, Zack Greinke autographed baseball and Adrian Gonzalez autographed Dodger jersey. The auction will end at 2:45 p.m.

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