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    Believe it or not: Three L.A. Times sportswriters raised Major League Baseball sons

    by Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times Jul 26, 2022 6 minutes
    Eli Morgan of the Cleveland Guardians pitches in the eighth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 05, 2022, in Baltimore, Maryland.

    Sometimes it's all about bloodlines. The first two picks in the MLB draft last week — Jackson Holliday and Druw Jones — are the sons of former major league stars Matt Holliday and Andruw Jones.

    Sometimes it's not. Three major league players in the last 14 years are the sons of former L.A. Times sportswriters.

    Sons of MLB players predisposed to crush or throw 90-mph fastballs are no surprise.

    Sons of sportswriters adept at doing anything more athletic than dripping mustard on their shirts while gobbling hot dogs and typing at the same time are indeed a surprise.

    Like father, like son.

    Except in the cases of Dave Morgan and son Eli, in his second season as a Cleveland Guardians pitcher; Ross Newhan and son David, who logged eight big league seasons with five teams; and Fernando Dominguez and son Matt, a first-round pick out of Chatsworth High who hit 42 home runs in 362 big league games.

    Dave Morgan spent the first 20 years of his career as a Times writer and editor, ascending to deputy sports

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