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Show Your Dodger Pride at LA Live Rally Tomorrow
Tomorrow from 5-6:30 p.m. the Los Angeles Dodgers are holding a rally at the entertainment mega-plex LA Live in Downtown as part of their 8-day preseason caravan. "Outfielder Andre Ethier, infielder Blake DeWitt, pitcher Hiroki Kuroda and recently signed catcher Brad Ausmus will join announcer Charley Steiner, former manager Tommy Lasorda and former players Steve Garvey, Fernando Valenzuela, Tommy Davis and Rudy Law in signing autographs for the first 300 fans who obtain wrist bands," reports the Daily News. Other events this week include a Price is Right taping, a visit to Children's Hospital, a dinner at the Millennium Biltmore, a volunteer stint at the Midnight Mission, and a send-off for their equipment as the team preps to head to AZ for Spring Training.
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