The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation is set to break ground on two more Dreamfields in Altadena, with Blake Snell and Dodgers broadcaster José Mota among the names scheduled to take part in the ceremony at Charles S. Farnsworth Park.
The project, a partnership between the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation and the county of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation, will mark the start of work on Dodgers Dreamfields Nos. 69 and 70. The event will include a shovel dedication, along with remarks from LADF CEO Nichol McKenzie-Whiteman, Mota, Snell and others.
“Altadena has shown extraordinary strength and resilience, and we are honored to continue standing with this community as it recovers and rebuilds,” McKenzie-Whiteman said in a statement.
“Dodgers Dreamfields 69 and 70 are about so much more than baseball and softball. They are about restoring a beloved gathering place, creating new opportunities for young people and giving families a space to reconnect, learn, play and dream together.”
The new fields are designed to serve baseball and softball programming for youth ages 5-12, while also offering open recreational access for youth and teens up to age 18. Planned improvements include new irrigation systems, better playing surfaces, fencing and solar-powered hexagonal scoreboards modeled after the ones at Dodger Stadium.
The work also calls for upgraded batting cages and a permanent self-guided STEM Trail linking the upper and lower fields. That trail will feature interactive learning moments tied to LADF’s Science of Baseball curriculum and the park’s natural surroundings.
The $1.4 million project is intended to fully restore both fields and bring back safe, inclusive spaces for local youth and families as Altadena continues recovering from the Eaton Fire. It will be the Dodgers’ second Dreamfields project in Altadena after significant portions were destroyed.
Charles S. Farnsworth Park, a historic Altadena landmark, was one of the sites hit hard by the Eaton Fire in January 2025.
The nearly 15-acre park suffered major damage, including losses to its historic William D. Davies Building, a utility building and offices.
Other amenities were damaged too, including the amphitheater that hosted theater and concerts, along with a playground, restroom and key power and water infrastructure.
LADF has invested more than $21.3 million in 68 Dodgers Dreamfields since 2003. With these two new fields, the foundation is moving closer to its goal of completing 75 Dodgers Dreamfields by 2028. The initiative was announced in February 2019.
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