In an age of bat flips, pitch clocks and instant replay, a lot of the traditions of baseball are going, going, gone.
Tucked away in the corner of Dodger Stadium, however, a blast from the distant past.
An hour before first pitch of a Thursday evening game against the Texas Rangers, the Vivid Seats Speakeasy is bustling. Under the right-field pavilion, behind a door guarded by ushers, is a cozy bar with capacity for 99 people and a wall of windows with an up-close, ground-level view of the visitors’ bullpen.
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(Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
“I like to come in here when I get to the game early, get a few drinks, eat and then just walk around the stadium,” said Jose Barragan, a high school math teacher and longtime Dodgers season-ticket holder.