Luca DeLaGarza, the late son of Houston Dynamo defender A.J., has never been far from his father's heart. He'll remain close during games this season, as equipment manager Chris Maxwell worked to put "Luca Knows Heart" logos on the back of the Dynamo badge on DeLaGarza's jerseys.
Rocking #LucaKnowsHeart over my heart on my jerseys this year.@Chris__Maxwell @jessebignami pic.twitter.com/rcafU6LqWU
— AJ DeLaGarza (@AJD_20) February 26, 2017
Luca was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a congenital heart defect that leaves a portion of the heart underdeveloped, during a prenatal ultrasound.