Erminda Lopez was inadvertently cut out of this photo. Also, we neglected to give photographer Jesse Hull credit. And, regarding Mitch Chortkoff’s Samohi baseball story, we received this little note:It may be of no significance to your readers, but it sure matters to me! The correct name of the 6’ 4” Samohi first baseman referred to in the article is Diego Valdez (not Diego Ramos)!Thank you from the proud mother of that strapping young man.The Mirror regrets the errors.
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