JO C P ED E RSO N. In 2015, Pederson became the first Dodger rookie position player to start an All-Star Game.

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2 In 2015, Pederson became the first Dodger rookie position player to start an All-Star Game. JO C P ED E RSO N POSITION: CF B O R N : A P R I L 21, I N PA L O A LT O, C A L I F O R N I A I might have been born in Northern California, but I am a true blue Dodger. My dad Stu was on the Dodgers in 1985 and now I ve followed in his footsteps. When I was a kid, he taught me so much about the game how to hit, how to field and how to enjoy baseball. So by the time I reached high school, the minor leagues and the Major Leagues, I was ready for each step. If it looks like I m having a lot of fun on the field, I am. His 26 home runs last year were the second-most ever by a Dodger rookie. Pederson committed to play college baseball at USC, but he was drafted and signed by the Dodgers in 2010 out of Palo Alto High School. Pederson teamed in 2015 with his brother Champ, who has Down syndrome, to design a hat with the motto Live Like A Champ. Pederson finished second in the 2015 All-Star Game Home Run Derby. In his final minor league season in 2014, Pederson hit 33 home runs and stole 30 bases. Pederson s Twitter and Instagram handles In February, Pederson s sister committed to play soccer at UCLA. So when you re out there playing, smile and enjoy it. It s a blast. FAVORITE ICE CREAM: GOLD MEDAL RIBBON FAVORITE ATH LETE: STEPHEN CURRY SPORTS H ERO WH EN I WAS YOU NGER: BARRY BONDS IF I WEREN T A BASEBALL PL AYER, I D BE: A FOOTBALL PL AYER HIDDEN TALENT: FOOTBALL. I WAS PRET T Y GOOD IN HIGH SC HOOL. M AY

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5 LAD LIBS: SEVENTH-INNING STRETCH The myth behind the seventh-inning stretch goes back years, when President was attending a game in and stood NAME OF PERSON up because his were in need of a. Out of respect, the fans PLURAL ADVERB around in the stands saw this and decided to. Over time, this activity came to be paired with a song written by someone who had never ADJECTIVE VERB seen a baseball game. As every fan knows, it goes like this: NUMBER CITY ADJECTIVE Take me out to the VERB NUMBER Take me out with the Buy me some and Cracker I don t care if I ever get ADJECTIVE Let me root, root root for the PLURAL If they don t it s a ADJECTIVE Cause it s,, strikes, you re out NUMBER At the ball-! FIRST NAME NUMBER MAY

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7 KENTA MAEDA BECAME THE FIRST DODGER TO HOMER IN HIS FIRST GAME SINCE JOSE OFFERMAN IN 1990 AND THE FIRST DODGERS PITCHER TO HOMER IN HIS DEBUT SINCE DAN BANKHEAD IN PEDRO BAEZ S FASTEST PITCH IN 2015 WAS MILES PER HOUR. DODGER OUTFIELDER TRAYCE THOMPSON S BROTHER IS NBA STAR KLAY THOMPSON. INFIELDER CHASE UTLEY AND MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS BOTH PLAYED BASEBALL AT UCLA. DODGER PITCHER CHRIS HATCHER MADE HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT IN 2010 AS A CATCHER. BRANDON MCCARTHY IS THE TALLEST DODGER AT 6 FEET, 7 INCHES TALL. AUSTIN BARNES AND ALEX GUERRERO ARE THE SHORTEST AT 5 FEET, 10 INCHES TALL. ON OPENING DAY, THE DODGERS HAD PLAYERS FROM NINE DIFFERENT COUNTIES ON THEIR 40-MAN ROSTER, INCLUDING 26 FROM THE U.S. AND FOUR FROM CUBA. CARL CRAWFORD WAS AN ALL-STAR AND WON A GOLD GLOVE AND SILVER SLUGGER AWARD IN JOC PEDERSON S FIRST HOME RUN OF 2016 TRAVELED 442 FEET. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! ASK YOUR PARENTS TO HELP YOU us at jrdodgers@ladodgers.com, and tell us about your favorite player or game share pictures of you or your family on Instagram with the hashtag #jrdodgers tweet questions for your favorite Dodger with the hashtag #jrdodgers send us ideas for activities you can do as Jr. Dodgers members! MAY

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