Dodgers Singer Performs National Anthem in Spanish to Protest ICE

At a recent Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game, singer Nezza — a Colombian-Dominican born in California — was invited to perform the national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner.”

She wanted to sing it in Spanish to protest ICE deportations in the city. But, the LA Dodgers denied that request (as they should) and told her to sing it in English.

However, Nezza didn’t listen and sang the anthem in Spanish anyways.

Nezza then posted on TikTok about how proud she was of herself for disobeying and singing the national anthem in Spanish.

Watch for yourself here:

Singer Nezza was told by the Dodgers to sing the National Anthem in English but she sang it in spanish to protest ICE.

She then gets very emotional and cries over ICE deporting criminals who are in our country illegally. pic.twitter.com/1sTDbXx3aT

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 15, 2025

Here’s a longer video of her Spanish performance:

Dodgers may have finally sent a message- Star spangled banner was sang in Spanish for tonight’s game vs Giants. Crowd was pretty supportive, a few eye rolls here and there. pic.twitter.com/d608iI8UFH

— Martha López (@iteachsuperman) June 15, 2025

Prior to singing the national anthem at Dodgers Stadium, Nezza sang it (in English!) at an A’s game.

Per Variety:

Most recently, Nezza sang an English version of “The Star Spangled Banner” at an A’s game in her native Bay Area on June 3, which may be where the Dodgers learned of her ability to nail the anthem.

The singer-songwriter dancer is of Colombian-Dominican origin, and grew up in the Bay Area, graduating from Santa Clara High before moving to L.A. to pursue music. In October 2021, she released her debut EP, “Club Solita.” She has recorded much of her music in English, although her most popular Spotify track, by far, is “Corazon Frio.” She has been working on a debut album, preceded by a new single, “Classy,” that came out June 6 on the Plush label.

This is the epitome of virtue signalling.

‘Baby Nezza’ said she did it out of “love.”

In reality, this is all for online clout and praise for being such a ‘good’ person.

This isn’t courage. it’s emotional manipulation wrapped in a victim complex. She was told no, did it anyway, then cried for attention. This is the Woke Games, not patriotism.

— Make Men Great Again (@OneXOneY) June 15, 2025

The Dodgers, who have not taken a stance on the anti-ICE riots, took no action to hold Nezza accountable for performing the national anthem in Spanish rather than English — as she was explicitly instructed.

The Los Angeles Times said:

The Dodgers did not issue a public comment on the situation, but a team official said there were no consequences from the club regarding the performance and that Nezza would be welcome back at the stadium in the future.

In general, the Dodgers have largely been quiet about the raids and resulting protests in the city over the last week.

Manager Dave Roberts has been asked about the situation twice. On Monday, he said that, “I just hope that we can be a positive distraction for what people are going through in Los Angeles right now.”

On Friday, he offered little further comment: “I know that when you’re having to bring people in and deport people, all the unrest, it’s certainly unsettling for everyone,” he said, “But I haven’t dug enough and can’t speak intelligently on it.”

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I have to ask: why couldn’t someone have stopped her performance?

Did they just not want to?

This user makes a great point:

They should’ve cut off her mic and apologized to their audience. This kind of inaction, might push away a lot of Dodger fans.

— SGT Jordan🇺🇸 (@BJordan2024) June 15, 2025