Former Los Angeles Dodger Dennis Powell made a good pitch to San Bernardino students — reading is important.

Powell, an ex-pitcher, delivered his message about literacy by reading books aloud and helping to hand out free books.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Dennis Powell hands out free books Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, to more than 185 students at Norton Science and Language Academy in San Bernardino. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Powell’s visit with youths at Norton Science and Language Academy, a San Bernardino charter school, came Thursday, Nov. 6.

Along with the storytime, the nearly 200 kids between kindergarten and fifth grade enjoyed new white Dodgers T-shirts and blue caps. Powell, clad in a white Dodgers jersey with his old number, 48, matched the childre

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