In Memoriam

BRITO OPENED A PIPELINE TO MEXICO FOR THE DODGERS

Mike Brito spent 45 seasons as a scout for the Dodgers and was a pioneer in scouting players from Mexico. He signed Fernando Valenzuela, Julio Urias, Ismael Valdez, Joakim Soria, Antonio Osuna, Dennys Reyes and many other players from Mexico, helping lead the Dodgers to decades of success and shaping the franchise’s cultural identity to become the favorite team of generations of Mexican and Mexican-American fans.

Brito also signed Cuban émigré Yasiel Puig in 2012 after making a scouting trip to Mexico. All told, Brito signed 32 major leaguers in a scouting career that lasted from 1978 until his death on July 7. He was 87.

Brito was inducted into the Cuban