Mike Brito

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Mike Brito (August 21, 1934 – July 7, 2022) was a Cuban-American baseball scout. He was a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers for nearly 45 years. He signed Fernando Valenzuela. Brito was easily recognizable on Dodger home game telecasts by standing immediately behind home plate, wearing a white Panama hat and holding a radar gun.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/09/sports/baseball/mike-brito-dead.html|title=Mike Brito, Influential Dodger Scout in Mexico, Dies at 87|first=Richard|last=Sandomir|date=July 9, 2022|via=NYTimes.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34209391/mike-brito-famed-los-angeles-dodgers-scout-signed-fernando-valenzuela-many-others-dies-87|title=Brito, L.A. scout who discovered Valenzuela, dies|date=July 8, 2022|website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2022-07-07/mike-brito-dodgers-scout-dies-discovered-fernando-valenzuela|title=Mike Brito, Dodgers scout who discovered Fernando Valenzuela, dies|date=July 8, 2022|website=Los Angeles Times}}