Dodgers Share Emotional Message After Sad News

Los Angeles, California - On March 31, 2025, the Los Angeles Dodgers concluded their season with a loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series. In lieu of their championship hopes, the team paid tribute to labor leader Dolores Huerta through a poignant social media message. Huerta, who passed away at the age of 96, was a prominent civil rights activist and labor organizer.

Born in 1926, Huerta was a key figure in the farmworkers' rights movement, co-founding the National Farm Workers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers. She was instrumental in the 1965 Delano grape strike, leading boycotts and negotiations with agricultural enterprises.

Huerta's activism extended to women's rights, reproductive rights, immigration reform, and LGBTQ+ equality. In 2002, she established the Dolores Huerta Foundation, which emphasizes civic engagement and community organizing. Huerta was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012, and California recognized April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day in 2018, with Oregon following suit in 2019.