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Michael J. Duarte

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Covers:  Dodgers, Lakers, Rams, USC, World Cup, Olympics, Super Bowl, MLS, etc.
Award winning journalist. Current Senior Sports Reporter for The California Post covering all LA Sports teams. Former: NBC & Newsweek. Born & raised in LA.

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Michael J. Duarte’s Biography

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Duarte is a native of Los Angeles, where he participated in soccer, track, cross country, football, baseball, and basketball. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of California Santa Barbara, where he won the Paul Lazurus Screenwriting Scholarship Award and the Corwin Writing Award. After stints as a freelance writer for online sports publications, Duarte became the sports editor for the Newsweek Group's Latin Times in 2014, where he wrote and oversaw a team of sportswriters cov…

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Dodgers star Kiké Hernández reveals the one Pokémon card he’ll chase ‘forever’

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Dodgers star Kiké Hernández reveals the one Pokémon card he’ll chase ‘forever’ Original

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For Kiké Hernández, one of the most meaningful connections of his baseball career began when baseball was temporarily taken away from him. The Los Angeles Dodgers superutility player has spent plenty of time on the injured list over the past two seasons, where the rhythms of a major league season suddenly give way to rehab rooms, empty hours and plenty of time in isolation.
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Dodgers star Kiké Hernández reveals the one Pokémon card he’ll chase ‘forever’

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1 day ago Lots of Pokémon cards are worth tons of money, but are these collectibles a good investment? Actually, it turns out that they might just be, if you have some time on your hands. Unlike other toys and action figures from childhood that are a few decades old, Pokémon is a fairly recent addition to …
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I covered the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as a sports writer for "The Latin Times."

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes

How is social media changing news?

Completely. We now get our news from social media and it's all short form content. Easy to break news via social media as well.

Awards

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Southern California Sports Journalist of the Year

2019 - Sports Journalist of the Year

The Los Angeles Press Club's annual Southern California Journalism Awards highest honor for a sports journalist.

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Best Sports News of Feature, Online

2019 - Best Sports News Feature

The Los Angeles Press Club's annual Southern California Journalism Awards. The award of "Best Sports News Feature, Online," goes to the writer of the best sports news feature of that year as voted on by a jury.

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Los Angeles Press Club Award

2026 - Sports Journalist of the Year

Given to the best sports journalist in Southern California.

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Los Angeles Press Club Award

2026 - Best Sports Story of the Year Online or Print

From the judgers: "A great feature story on Shohei Ohtani and his impact with the Dodgers and particularly his performance against Milwaukee in the NLCS in 2025." Given to the sports journalist who wrote the best sports feature of the year for online or print.

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2026 Emmy Nomination

2026 - Best Sports News Story

Nominated for the 2026 LA Area Emmy Awards for Best Sports News Story for the NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) at 6PM broadcast for a story on Wrexham's rise from 5th tier league to one shy of English Premier League.

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