Catcher Eliézer Alfonzo has made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers with his sister and stepmother still missing after Venezuela’s catastrophic earthquakes.

A 26-year-old catcher will play his first major league game immediately after the bodies of his sister and stepmother were found.

Catcher Eliézer Alfonzo has made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers with his sister and stepmother still missing after Venezuela’s catastrophic earthquakes.

Eliezer Alfonzo Jr. comes from a baseball family. His father played professionally for 15 years, while brother Omar Alfonzo is a Pirates minor leaguer.

Alfonzo is making his MLB debut after his sister and stepmother were found dead Sunday in Venezuela, 11 days after earthquakes struck the area.

Before Sunday's game, Alfonzo learned that his younger sister and stepmother were found dead in the wake of the two Venezuelan earthquakes.

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Eliezer Alfonzo Jr. sent a message to fans after an emotional start to his MLB career.

A veces el deporte hace que la gloria y la tragedia colisionen de una forma incomprensible. El 5 de julio de 2026, en el Dodger Stadium de Los Ángeles, el recep