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Oscar Del Real, second-year graduate student in plant science now works for the Dodgers.

Dodgers Stadium Turf Ready for World Series with Help of Cal Poly Pomona Student

Posted October 31, 2017 / Dan Lee

At least one Cal Poly Pomona student has a front-row seat during the World Series games at Dodger Stadium. Oscar Del Real, a second-year graduate student in plant science, works full-time for the Los Angeles Dodgers grounds crew. He helps…

Plant Science student Sean McLaughlin on the playing field at the Los Angeles Coliseum in preparation for the Rams game against the Atlanta Falcons. McLaughlin has worked at the Coliseum for the past two years and will intern at the Super Bowl in Houston.

Plant Science, Turf Management Student Headed to Super Bowl

Posted December 12, 2016 / Dan Lee

When Sean McLaughlin was 10 years old, his father taught him how to mow the lawns at their family’s Chino Hills home. For $5 a week, McLaughlin cut the grass where he played football with his brothers. Soon mowing the…