Dodgers rookie makes MLB debut after sister, stepmother found dead in Venezuela earthquakes

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Eliezer Alfonzo Jr. made his MLB debut this Sunday. On the same day he entered the league, he received news that his stepmother and teenage sister were found dead. These family members perished following the earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month. Despite this personal tragedy, the rookie completed his first professional appearance in the major leagues while dealing with the loss of his immediate family members in his home country.