A New Field of Dreams

Former Dodger greats and a lot of young Dodger hopefuls joined together Wednesday afternoon for the dedication of John Muir High School’s new baseball stadium, Stadium 42, named in honor of the school’s most famous alumnus, Dodger legend Jackie Robinson.

Robinson attended John Muir High School, excelling in baseball, football, track, and basketball. He went on to join the Dodgers in 1947, becoming the first African-American major league baseball player.

The Dodgers joined the Pasadena Educational Foundation, the Helen and Will Webster Foundation, the Baseball Tomorrow Fund, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, and the English Family, in contributing to the rehabilitation effort.

On hand for the dedication were former Dodgers Tommy Davis, Darrell Thomas and Kenny Landreaux. Also in attendance at the events were Robinson’s niece, Kathy Robinson Young, Dodger President and CEO Stan Kasten, and Muir High School principal Timothy Sippel.

“This is a great day for the Dodgers,” said Kasten. It’s especially meaningful when it involves Jackie Robinson, who meant so much to us, and to the world.”

Principal Sippel, asked the students to be inspired by the memory of Jackie Robinson.

“He walked in the same halls, and went to the same classrooms that you do now, so, always remember, that one day, maybe you too can change the world.”

The Muir Mustangs baseball team will play its first game in its new Stadium Tuesday, March 15, against Centennial High.