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Family tragedy casts shadow on Alfonzo’s debut
Los Angeles Times
|July 06, 2026
Dodgers catcher starts after stepmother and sister are reported dead in earthquakes.
It was the culmination of nine minor league seasons. But Eliezer Alfonzo’s major league debut on Sunday could not include his family watching from Dodger Stadium.
Alfonzo’s younger sister, Eliana, and stepmother, Patricia, have been missing since earthquakes caused widespread devastation last month in his home country of Venezuela.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed reports Alfonzo’s missing family members had died.
“Don't really know what to say about it outside of my heart goes out to him and his family,” Roberts said before the team played the Padres. “He's in [the lineup.] He’s going to play today, but obviously it’s heavy hearts. I don't want to really go too far because I'll get emotional, so I don’t know. I know it’s tough, very tough.”
Dodgers veteran Miguel Rojas made a similar difficult decision earlier this season, playing immediately after his father died.
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