The Dodgers on Thursday will announce their plans to help immigrant communities recently impacted in Los Angeles, according to a team spokesman.
The announcement will mark the first public comment of the Dodgers about the recent disturbances in the city since federal immigration agents began to launch raids throughout the Southland almost two weeks ago.
The Dodgers initially refused to make public comments when the raids began. But his silence had become divisive between parts of his fans base, which led to an increase in calls on social networks in recent days so that the team addresses what was happening in the city.
Manager Dave Roberts was asked about the situation last week, saying: “I just hope we can be a positive distraction for what people are happening in Los Angeles at this time.”
The utility Kiké Hernández also spoke on social networks on Saturday, writing: “I cannot bear to see that our community is violated, profiled, abused and destroyed. All people deserve to be treated with respect, dignity and human rights.”
The Dodgers were involved in a related controversy last weekend, when the singer and the personality of social networks Nezza sang a Spanish version of the national anthem at the Dodger Stadium, in an act of protest against immigration raids, despite the fact that an employee of the team asked him to sing in English.
So far, the only other local professional sports teams that issue public statements following the raids have been the LFC and Angel City FC football clubs, which recognized “fear and uncertainty” throughout the community of Los Angeles.
The complete amplitude of the Dodgers plans was not clear immediately. But, his silence about the situation will soon break.
