LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Dressed in their commemorative ÈÕÈÕÅöºÝºÝÔê¾Ã¾ÃÔê2023 Dodger Day T-shirts and centennial visors, nearly 2,000 students, employees, faculty, alumni and friends of ÈÕÈÕÅöºÝºÝÔê¾Ã¾ÃÔê2023 headed out to the ballpark on Sunday, Sept. 16 for hot dogs, baseball, and celebration.

While the Dodgers celebrated their 50th anniversary of being located in Los Angeles, ÈÕÈÕÅöºÝºÝÔê¾Ã¾ÃÔê2023 was celebrating its 100 years of being an institution and honoring new president Barry H. Corey. Dodger Day was one of the many events ÈÕÈÕÅöºÝºÝÔê¾Ã¾ÃÔê2023 is using to celebrate its centennial anniversary this year.

President Corey threw the first pitch of the game from the pitchers mound, officially beginning the festivities. Former major league pitcher John Verhooven, caught Corey's pitch. Verhoeven has been ÈÕÈÕÅöºÝºÝÔê¾Ã¾ÃÔê2023's baseball coach since 1998 and has led the team to five conference titles, three regional championships, and two super regional crowns. Corey's 14-year-old son, Anders, stood as umpire for the pitch.

ÈÕÈÕÅöºÝºÝÔê¾Ã¾ÃÔê2023ns hardly noticed that the Dodgers, who were playing the Arizona Diamondbacks, lost 6 to 1.