LOS ANGELES (July 21, 2026) – The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) will host its third annual City Connect Showcase presented by Fanatics alongside Dodgers Dreamteam Dodger Day at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, July 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will feature a baseball game between the 2025 Nike RBI Junior Baseball World Series champions and 2026 Nike RBI regional teams who will be wearing Nike City Connect jerseys. Simultaneously, LADF will provide a community resource fair with basic essentials and health services.
More than 5,000 Dodgers Dreamteam youth, families, coaches and community organizations will have a full Dodger game-day experience, featuring Dodgers public address announcer Todd Leitz and in-stadium hosts Elisa Hernandez and PJ Butta, who will lead the festivities, with DJ Severe keeping the energy up for players and fans. Players will also wear the Los Angeles Dodgers City Connect jerseys, and Dodger alumni James Loney and Kenny Landreaux will join the dugouts as assistant coaches.
Alongside the game, LADF will host its Dodger Day community resource fair for families, featuring games, food stations, resource booths, a Dodger bobblehead character, photo opportunities with the 2024 and 2025 World Series Trophies, and more. LADF will also host a watch party on Dodger Vision for Dodgers Dreamteam families and local organizations when the Dodgers take on the Mets. Finally, Dodgers Dreamteam showcase participants will also receive tickets to attend the game between the Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, August 14.
Free resources at the Dodger Day include food items provided by LA Regional Food Bank, Dodger Dogs from Papa Cantella’s, water from Dasani, screenings and performance challenges by UCLA Health, eye exams from Vision to Learn, hygiene kits and essentials from Baby2Baby, and more. Activities include baseball and softball instruction via the Dodgers Training Academy, LADF’s Science of Baseball and LA Reads curriculum, and other activations from LA Public Works.
The Dodgers Dreamteam program currently serves 17,000 youth across 156 locations. With a goal of reaching 25,000 youth, the organization continues to drive enrollment, raise awareness, and ensure that young people maintain access to high-quality, community-based baseball and softball programming.
Bank of America was the first Dodgers Dreamteam sponsor and is this year’s Dodgers Dreamteam Community Ambassador Sponsor. It will once again deploy hundreds of its employees to volunteer and support the City Connect showcase.
Dodgers Dreamteam program sponsors include ARCO, Billie Jean King Foundation, California Masonic Foundation, The Cammilleri Family Foundation, County of LA Department of Public Works, Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation, El Pato, Fanatics, Fox Foundation, Helen and Will Webster Foundation, LA84 Foundation, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Nike, Parra-Matthews Family, UCLA Health, and We Benefit Children. Program partners include Baby2Baby, C5LA, CalFresh Food, Center for Healing and Justice Through Sport, Coach Across America, Country Archer, Dasani, Fly Forward, Hello Insight, Kiwanis Library Club Foundation, LeagueApps, Los Angeles Dodgers Training Academy, Los Angeles Library Foundation, Los Angeles Metro, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Natasha Watley Foundation, Panda Express, Papa Cantella's, Pitch in for Baseball & Softball, Positive Coaching Alliance, Ready, Set, Gold!, Science of Sport, Shoes That Fit, UCLA Health Sports Performance powered by Exos, UpMetrics, USC College Advising Corps, and Vision to Learn.
For more information about Dodgers Dreamteam, including how to register a child, please visit Dodgers.com/DodgersDreamteam.
CITY CONNECT SHOWCASE PRESENTED BY
FANATICS - GENERAL EVENT DETAILS
WHO: Nichol McKenzie-Whiteman, CEO, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation
Steve Eaves, Vice President, Club & Team Relations, Fanatics
James Loney, Los Angeles Dodgers Alumni
Kenny Landreaux, Los Angeles Dodgers Alumni
Dodgers Dreamteam Players
WHEN: Sunday, July 26, at 10:00 a.m.
9:30-9:55 a.m.: Media Check-In
10 a.m.: Pregame Program Begins
10:15 a.m.: City Connect Showcase Game Begins
10:40 a.m.: Dodgers vs. Mets Watch Party Begins
10:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m: Dodger Day & City Connect Activations Open
*Private and invite only
WHERE: UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium: 1000 Vin Scully Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012
About The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) tackles the most pressing problems facing Los Angeles with a mission to improve education, health, homelessness prevention, and social justice for all Angelenos. Under its new strategic plan, “Lasting Impact for Los Angeles,” LADF is amplifying best practices, scaling solutions, growing its capacity, and refining its work with investments exceeding $80 million in its programs and grants. To date, LADF has positively impacted over 11.5 million youth. LADF is the proud recipient of ESPN's Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year, Robert Wood Johnson Sports Award, Beyond Sport's Sport for Reduced Racial Inequalities Collective Impact Award, and the Aspen Institute Project Play Champion. To learn more, visit Dodgers.com/LADF and join the conversation on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
CONTACTS:
Erin Edwards
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation
(323) 224-1412
Joe Jareck
Los Angeles Dodgers
(323) 224-1549