The Dodgers have lined up a full slate of pregame ceremonies for the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium, starting Wednesday night with Rick Monday handling the ceremonial first pitch before Game 3 against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Keith Williams Jr. will again take center stage on the microphone, singing the national anthem before Game 3. He also performed before Game 1 of this year’s National League Division Series on October 3, and this will mark the 15th postseason game he has sung the anthem at Dodger Stadium since 2016.
Game 4 will bring another familiar Dodgers connection to the pregame lineup. Orel Hershiser and Mike Scioscia are set to share ceremonial first-pitch duties.
Scioscia’s name carries a memorable NLCS footnote from 1988, when he hit a two-run homer off Dwight Gooden to tie the New York Mets in the ninth inning. Hershiser also played a role in that series, slipping down to the bullpen one day after his start and recording the final out of the 12th inning to get a save after midnight in New York.
If the series reaches Friday for Game 5, Shawn Green will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
The national anthem plans continue through the week as well. Kaleena Zanders is scheduled to sing before Game 4, and Joshua Guerrero is set for Game 5.
Dodger Stadium will also open earlier than usual because of the expected traffic. For Wednesday’s 5 p.m.
Game 3, the parking lot opens at 2 p.m. and the stadium gates open at 2:30 p.m. For Games 4 and 5, both set for 6 p.m. starts on Thursday or Friday, the parking lot will open at 3 p.m. and the gates at 3:30 p.m.
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