Miracle League Los Angeles

To our Miracle League Los Angeles family, 2020 was quite a year for all of us, and while we miss seeing you all on the field terribly our first priority is to the health and safety of our athletes, their families and our amazing team of volunteers. Though our social media has been quiet, we’re still regularly engaged with our partners working on some amazing events and surprised when we’re all allowed to return to the field.... We know that while the last year has presented innumerable challenges for everyone, it may have been especially challenging for our families. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us here if there is anything we might be able to do to help you and your family. If we can help, we always will, and if we can’t, we’ll do our best to find someone that can. Our network of families and volunteers is an invaluable resource that is ALWAYS available to you (and right now, we’ve all plenty of time to lend a hand). We hope to see you all back on the field soon! -MLLA

A big congrats to MLLA's own Andy and Angie on welcoming a very happy new member to their family. Welcome to the world from the entire MLLA family little Magnolia!

Hey MLLA family! We miss you and hope you're all doing well. One of our family is looking for help, please donate if you can and help spread the word.

We're with you!

Our friends at the Dodgers Foundation have invited all of students and families to join the (LADF) College and Career Accelerator (CCA) Virtual Panel The HBCU Experience, scheduled for this Thursday, May 21st from 3:30pm-4:30pm on Zoom. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have played a critical role in ensuring that African Americansand students of all racesreceive quality higher education. This CCA panel will feature alumni of HBCUs who will share their e...xperience and the opportunities their HBCU provided. Panelists will include Nichol Whiteman Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Spelman College Alex M Johnson Program Director, The California Wellness Foundation Morehouse College Jakeim Jackson-Bell Talent and Learning Specialist, Samsung Electronics Texas Southern University Brittney Oliver Founder, Lemons 2 Lemonade Howard University The CCA is an initiative designed to expose high school students to college and career opportunities. The goal is to use the LADF brand to make college & career pathways exciting. Only 29.7% of Los Angeles County residents hold a college degree. In the 2017-2018 academic year, 56.2% of Los Angeles County students met the UC/CSU entrance, or A-G course requirements. We provide students access to career knowledge, networking opportunities and help students understand the steps to get into college and scholarship opportunities. Event Details: LADF College and Career Accelerator The HBCU Experience Date: Thursday May 21, 2020 Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm Welcome Chaitali Gala Mehta What is an HBCU? Nicole Tinson, HBCU 20x20 Panel Closing and Reminders Link to join: https://ladodgers.zoom.us//regis/WN_6LjylXOuSpejphKZ_mEDwg

Hello Miracle League Los Angeles Family, I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these uncertain times (how many times have we all read emails with that opening lately!?). Following the recommendations of the CDC, World Health Organization and local government officials, we have an obligation to cancel our upcoming Spring 2020 baseball season. ... While we are disappointed to bring you this news, we are certain that it is in the best interests of our athletes, volunteers and their families. We have not made any decisions about our Fall 2020 season, but will be proactive in protecting our players and volunteers as well as following recommendations of our city or county government and other youth sports programs. Everyone that registered and paid for the Spring season will be receiving a full refund (sorry it’s going slow... no one is working at our web management company). Please stay safe, and if there’s anything we can do to help you and your family get through this, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Jeremy McGovern Director Miracle League Los Angeles [email protected] www.miracleleaguela.org

To All our Miracle League Los Angeles Families, We just want you all to know that we are thinking of each and every one of you in this challenging and uncertain time. We are sad that we won’t be on the field with you all this season, but know there are things more important than baseball, like your health and your families.... You are all family to us here at MLLA. If there’s anything you’re struggling with, or anything you can provide (being safe of course) to other members of our family, please shout it out here (if it’s something you’d rather not post publicly please feel free to email me directly). If there’s anything we can do to help anyone in our family, we (of course) will. Stay safe and we can’t wait to see everyone back on the field after we’ve all made it through this together. Loads of love, The Miracle League Los Angeles Family Feel free to email me directly [email protected]

And one more #tbt to opening day for our field. The BEST DAY. Miss you all! @dodgersfoundation #OpeningDayAtHome #LADFgives #BiggerThanBaseball #throwbackthursday #MiracleLeagueLA #MLLA #MiracleLeagueLosAngeles #MiracleLeague #nonprofit #specialneeds #baseball #dodgersdreamfield

Time for a #TBT to when some of our Miracle League coaches and kids attended a #Dodgers game a few years ago. We miss and we miss our players. Stay safe everyone! @dodgersfoundation #OpeningDayAtHome #LADFgives #BiggerThanBaseball #throwbackthursday #MiracleLeagueLA #MLLA #MiracleLeagueLosAngeles #MiracleLeague #nonprofit #specialneeds #baseball #dodgersdreamfield

We hope you’re all safe & healthy.

Hey All, I just wanted to update everyone on the status of our Spring 2020 schedule with regards to growing coronavirus concerns. In the last few days I’ve been in contact with the Miracle League home office in Atlanta, the San Diego and Orange County leagues as well as L.A. City of Los Angeles Division of Recreation and Parks, Baldwin Hills Rec Center as well of parents from MLLA and medical professionals. ... In what we hope to be an overabundance of caution we’re going to follow the recommendation of smart people who know better than I so and push the start Miracle League Los Angeles’s Spring 2020 season until AT LEAST mid-April (the same as other L.A. City team sports and many other Miracle Leagues across the country). I know this is very disappointing for the players, families, buddies and our board but as some of our players and families have compromised immune systems, I’m not willing to risk their (or anyone else’s) health and safety. As this at the very least will make it a short season, I’m going to start to process refunds to everyone that’s already paid, and we won’t charge anyone who wants to come out and play this season once we get the all clear. I’ll shift the Broncos and Panthers uniforms I’ve ordered to the Fall. I hope to have a new schedule out to everyone in the next week or so, but at this point it’s just a waiting game. Please stay tuned for updates as I have them, and of course, please feel free to email me directly with any questions or concerns. [email protected] Sincerely, Miracle League Los Angeles

Don't forget to register, the new season is right around the corner and we can't wait to see you back on the field! This season is gonna be out of this world! www.miracleleaguela.org

UPDATE - Attached is the schedule for the season. We'll be playing at our regular time. Sorry there was some confusion about the times on the last posted schedule. The 8:30am - 1:00pm is the time we have the field reserved. We will open the gates at 9:00am as usual. See you of the field!

Looking for some new team names for the Spring... suggestions?