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Chico IS the Man

This may not have the Hollywood ending that many would have liked to have seen, but this story does have Hollywood roots. The saga begins March 2008. Francisco “Chico” Herrera was an 18 year old high school baseball player from Hollywood High School when he was hired to be a ball boy for his Los Angeles Dodgers. Job Description: If a player needs something, he gets it. It is thankless, detail-oriented, unglamorous work. Except for Chico, this was the greatest job in the world. He will never forget his first day on the job.

“I’ll never forget the first time I saw them come off the bus outside the stadium.