Dodgers tried to stop Spanish version of US national anthem before SF Giants game (SF Gate)

By Alex Simon,
Sports Editor
June 15, 2025

On the same day as nationwide protests against President Donald Trump and as Los Angeles continues to see massive protests against sweeping immigration raids from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Dodgers attempted to stop a Spanish version of the U.S. national anthem from being sung before facing the Giants.

According to a video posted on TikTok from singer Vanessa Hernandez, who goes by “Nezza” in her professional career, a Dodgers employee attempted to get Hernandez to not sing "El Pendon Estrellado" before Saturday’s game against San Francisco.

The song is the country’s official Spanish language version of "The Star-Spangled Banner." In the 1940s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt commissioned the song as part of his Good Neighbor Policy and "El Pendon Estrellado" was officially declared the song in 1945.

But in spite of the Dodgers’ attempt to stop her, Hernandez sang "El Pendon Estrellado" anyway on Saturday while wearing a Dominican Republic shirt. She also posted a second TikTok video Saturday night explaining her decision, saying she was still “very shooken up and emotional” about the interaction.

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The story says the Dodgers issued a "no comment" on the incident. I'm not a Dodgers fan, but now definitely not.

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