But the Dodgers organization seems to always find itself in the middle of other off-field controversies, and last season was no exception.When federal immigration officials surged enforcement into Los Angeles, which has long been a hotbed of illegal immigration, the Dodgers inexplicably got themselves involved.Some Customs and Border Patrol agents parked their cars briefly in the Dodger Stadium parking lot as they prepared to move to a different location.
The Dodgers, then, issued a completely false statement saying they'd denied ICE agents access to the parking lot.Except ICE agents, the agency confirmed, never went to Dodger Stadium.ICE DENIES SENDING AGENTS TO DODGER STADIUM AS TEAM SAYS THEY WERE TURNED AWAYDemonstrator gather outside the Dodger Stadium to protest the presence of ICE and Border Patrol agents at the stadium parking lot, ahead of the baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.
Los Angeles.The Los Angeles Dodgers stated that they have denied immigration agents' access to the stadium.
Photo: Zin Chiang/dpa (Zin Chiang/picture alliance via Getty Images)They left the post up regardless, apparently out of a desire to receive praise from the political left and local far-left sportswriters.It worked, as they received widespread support despite being factually wrong.
At the time, OutKick reached out to the team's Vice President of Communications, Jon Weisman (he/him), to find out why they had not issued a correction.He never answered.But as part of their virtue signaling efforts, the team announced that as a result of quite literally nothing happening, they would make a donation to pro-immigration groups to satisfy those who oppose enforcing the United States border.
And a new report from the Los Angeles Times has confirmed that they followed through on their ridiculous promise to make "direct financial assistance for families of immigrants impacted by recent events in the region."Per the Times, "...The Dodgers donated $1.1 mi...