Natalia Perez has become one of the familiar voices and faces helping drive the atmosphere at Dodger Stadium, and she says the job keeps pulling her back to Chavez Ravine for the same reason: the energy never feels the same twice.
In a recent interview with Dodgers Nation’s Noel Sanchez, Perez talked about the moments that stand out most from her time hosting games, and the answer went straight to one of the biggest nights in recent Dodgers history. Her favorite game to host was Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series.
“Obviously Freddie Freeman’s World Series, just because that’s special,” she told Noel. “That’s always going to stick out in my mind, but there’s just too many.”
Still, Perez made it clear that the most memorable nights are not always defined by the scoreboard. For her, some of the best moments come when she connects with a fan in a small but meaningful way.
“There’s been experiences where my favorite games, and not necessarily I will remember all of them, but it’s when I get a moment with a fan who gets to win something or it’s their first time on DodgerVision and they’re so excited and I walk away going, ‘Man, that guy, that guy was so cool. He was so excited,'” she said.
Perez also looked back on the in-game segment she liked most from earlier years, pointing to the Stolen Base Challenge as a favorite because of how much the kids got into it.
“We used to do Stolen Base Challenge a few years ago, that was my favorite because the kids were so happy,” she said. “They were so excited, and it takes a lot of courage to do that as little kids, and that was my favorite game to host, because then all of Dodger Stadium is cheering them on. A lot of those memories of Stolen Base Challenge, those are really big ones.”
These days, though, one current feature gets her attention every time.
“I always get excited when I get to do cap shuffle because it is a fan favorite,” she said. “I feel like you can always hear the crowds yelling the answers.
People are really excited to do it. It’s a game that I know like the back of my own hand, so I don’t even have to think about doing it, so that’s always really exciting.”
Perez also said she liked doing the flag in past seasons, though she joked she is “too tired” for that now.
“It takes a lot of work to do that flag, but I think during the postseason getting to jump up on the dugouts is always really fun and exciting,” she said. “Trying to get fans pumped and excited and yell and just get that energy for playoff games, that’s always really fun too, but on a regular game, I’m gonna say it’s cap shuffle.”
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