Throughout the 148-year history of Major League Baseball (MLB), it has remained a constant in our ever-changing society. And yet, just as things are meant to change, some things are meant to stay the same....

In 1981, my father was a 14-year-old living in an apartment in Boyle Heights with his parents and seven siblings. His family had moved to Los Angeles from Zacatecas, Mexico, to provide a better future...