"For Molina it was exhilarating, politically and culturally, a badly needed morale boost for Latinos, and for Los Angeles, after months of immigration raids, troops patrolling the streets, and a steady drumbeat of negativity from the White House. Kike and Miggy put forth this counter-narrative, said Molina, a professor of American studies and ethnicity at the University of Southern California."
"The world saw Latinos showing an infectious pride and joy in what they do, being leaders on the team, having a different kind of masculinity. They're bombastic, they're yelling, they're taking off their shirts. It was such a juxtaposition with what we see on the news ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] raids, Latinos thrown to the ground and chased down. It's so easy to be demoralized right now."
Natalia Molina, a lifelong Dodgers fan and a third-generation Mexican American, found the most meaningful World Series moment in a game-winning play by Kike Hernandez and Miguel Rojas. Hernandez charged in from left field, recovered a ball lost in the lights, and threw to second for a game-ending out as Rojas absorbed a collision with a Blue Jays runner. The play served as a jubilant, public display of Latino leadership, pride, and an alternative masculinity. The moment contrasted with ongoing immigration raids, street patrols, and hostile rhetoric from the White House, offering a morale boost for Latinos and Los Angeles.
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