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Jeter Downs, Josiah Gray, DJ Peters & Diego Cartaya Among Prospects Providing Instruction At Winter Dodgers Youth Camp Series

Matthew Moreno
4 Min Read
Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are hosting a youth winter camp series at Dodger Stadium throughout the offseason, with several of the organization’s prospects and staff members from the team’s Training Academy providing instruction.

Diego Cartaya, Jeter Downs, Josiah Gray, Kody Hoese, DJ Peters and Connor Wong are among the Dodgers prospects scheduled to help lead the camps. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation.

The camps are broken into three groups: youth fundamentals, youth advanced skills, and high school pro-style workout (already completed). Each provides participants with a once-in-a-lifetime experience playing on the field at Dodger Stadium and opportunity to learn from the next generation of Major League players.

Campers will learn the fundamentals of hitting, fielding, baserunning, throwing and pitching as well as team play and sportsmanship. The camps are open to all skill levels.

The youth fundamental camps are priced at $450 per session. Every camper will receive a special Dodgers t-shirt, gift bag, commemorative photograph taken during camp, four reserve level vouchers that can be redeemed for the March 23 or 24, 2020 game.

There is also an option to upgrade to a VIP session for an additional $250. That brings with it an autographed baseball from a player who was on the Dodgers’ 2019 roster, invitation to a group Q&A with a player before the March 23, 2020 home game (date subject to change), two field level vouchers that can be redeemed for a select regular season home game, and option to customize camp t-shirt with a name and number.

Youth Fundamental Camps (ages 7-12)

Session 1: Dec. 7-8 (Saturday-Sunday), 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Session 2: Jan. 4-5 (Saturday-Sunday), 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

The Advanced Skills camp is also priced at $450 and includes the same VIP upgrade option. These campers will have a chance to work on infield drills, performance training, outfield drills, pitching, catching, hitting, baserunning and bunting.

Youth Advanced Skills Camps (ages 9-14)

Session 1 (closed): Nov. 30-Dec. 1 (Saturday-Sunday), 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Session 2: Dec. 21-22 (Saturday-Sunday), 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Session 3: Jan. 18-19 (Saturday-Sunday), 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

The high school camper package included a Dodgers training shirt, copy of metrics test results, swag bag and four reserve level vouchers that can be redeemed for an exhibition game at Dodger Stadium on March 23, 2020 or March 24, 2020 (date subject to change).

The VIP upgrade ($250 per session) adds on an autographed baseball from a player who was on the Dodgers’ 2019 roster, invitation to a group Q&A with a player before the March 23, 2020 home game (date subject to change), one FanFest autograph voucher, two field level vouchers that can be redeemed for a select regular season home game, and option to customize camp t-shirt with a name and number.

The High School Pro-Style Workout was designed for athletes who want to experience a Major League workout using advanced metric testing and properly prepare for college or professional play.

Led by the Dodgers player development and strength & conditioning professionals in tandem with the Dodgers Training Academy, athletes ran through a series of drills and tests to gain informed insights on their game and walk away with the tools to improve.

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Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com