LOS ANGELES – Dodger Stadium Adult Camp returns in 2024, marking the third year in a row for the popular baseball fantasy camp. The event will take place May 9-12 at Dodger Stadium and will offer a first-time under-the-lights element.
The Dodger Stadium Adult Camp for adults ages 18 and up gives fans the chance to experience what it’s like to be a Major Leaguer. The 2021 and 2022 events were sold out. Fans can reserve their spot at the camp by visiting dodgers.com/adultcamp.
Participants will play games on the same field as their Dodger heroes. Coaches/instructors include 2003 Cy Young Award winner Eric Gagné, 1982 Rookie of the Year Steve Sax, three-time All-Star and former Dodger manager Bill Russell, 1988 World Series champion Rick Dempsey and former Dodger first baseman James Loney, with additional appearances by six-time All-Star Nomar Garciaparra, Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrín, 2023 Legend of Dodger Baseball inductee Manny Mota and 1981 World Series Tri-MVP Steve Yeager. More will be announced in the coming weeks.
The event will begin with an exclusive welcome dinner for participants at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, May 9, featuring Garciaparra as the special guest, followed by three days of games on the field at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers are turning on the lights for the first time at a Dodger Stadium Adult Camp with a home run derby event on Friday, May 10.
Each participant will have access to Dodger Stadium’s player facilities. The Dodgers will also offer special experiences between and during games, including baseball instruction, baseball storytelling sessions with legends and Dodger Stadium tours.
Campers will have the opportunity to take photos with and get autographs from the instructors. Campers will also receive a Dodger uniform featuring – in another first – a blue jersey top, as well as meals, a gift bag with Dodger swag, and professional photos and video documenting their unique experience.
Fans are encouraged to register early for the 2023 Dodger Stadium Adult Camp.
Lineup of Dodger instructors and special guests:
Rick Dempsey played three seasons with the Dodgers (1988-1990) in a 24-season Major League career that included two World Series championships. He was the World Series MVP for Baltimore in 1983. In his first season with the Dodgers, the veteran catcher caught the final strike delivered by Orel Hershiser in the 1988 World Series.
Eric Gagné converted an MLB-record 84 consecutive save opportunities between 2002-2004. The “Game Over” cult hero was 55-for-55 in 2003, and he became the second Dodger reliever to win Cy Young Award honors. The three-time All-Star played with the Dodgers for eight seasons (1999-2006) and ranks second in franchise history with 161 saves. His 55 saves are a single-season Dodger record.
Nomar Garciaparra is a six-time All-Star, two-time American League batting champion and 1997 AL Rookie of the Year. He played for the Dodgers from 2006-2008, and in his first year with the club, the Whittier native returned to All-Star status, hitting .303 in 122 games with 20 home runs and 93 RBI. In 2006, Garciaparra capped one of the most memorable games in Dodger history against the Padres on Sept. 18 when L.A. tied the game, 9-9, in the bottom of the ninth inning on four consecutive solo home runs. Garciaparra’s walk-off two-run homer ended the 11-10 classic. He is now an analyst for the Dodgers on SportsNet LA.
Jaime Jarrín broadcasted Dodger games for 64 seasons from 1959-2022. The legendary Spanish voice of the Dodgers became the second Spanish-language announcer inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the Ford C. Frick Award winner in 1998. He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September of that year. Jarrín was inducted into the Dodger Ring of Honor in 2018. He retired from broadcasting after the 2022 season.
James Loney spent the first seven seasons of his MLB career with the Dodgers from 2006 to 2012. He set a Los Angeles single-game record with nine RBI at Colorado on Sept. 28, 2006, in a 19-11 win over the Rockies. Loney registered 90 RBI in consecutive seasons to help Los Angeles reach the playoffs in 2008 and 2009. He was a lifetime .284 hitter during his 11-year career.
Manny Mota’s career with the Dodgers has spanned seven decades, beginning as a player for the Dodgers from 1969-1982. The former outfielder has been a coach, broadcaster, ambassador and community hero in Los Angeles and his home country, the Dominican Republic. One of the greatest pinch-hitters in Major League history, Mota set a then-Major League record with his 145th career pinch hit in 1979. He ended his career with 150 pinch hits. Mota was inducted into the Legends of Dodger Baseball in 2023.
Bill Russell played for the Dodgers from 1969-1986 and became the third manager in Los Angeles Dodgers history in 1996. One-quarter of the Dodgers’ Legendary Infield that started together from 1973-81, the 1981 World Series champion and shortstop ranks in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ all-time top 10 in hits, runs, games, doubles, triples, RBI and stolen bases.
Steve Sax’s career as a Dodger began and ended with World Series championships in 1981 and 1988. The 1982 NL Rookie of the Year set a Los Angeles record for most stolen bases by a first-year player (49). He won a Silver Slugger Award in 1986 when he finished second in the NL batting race (.332) with 210 hits and 43 doubles. He was a lifetime .281 hitter with 444 career stolen bases, swiping at least 40 bases in six different seasons.
Steve Yeager caught 14 seasons for the Dodgers from 1972-1985 and was a catching instructor in the organization after his playing days. One-third of the 1981 World Series Tri-MVPs, Yeager hit 100 home runs as a Dodger and ranks second all-time in games caught for the organization.