Nothing will keep RJ Peete from living life to the fullest

Aug. 27, 2023 5:30 AM PT

RJ Peete was diagnosed with autism at age 3 and was told by doctors he wouldn’t be able to live a normal life. But with the help of his parents, former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete and actress Holly Robinson-Peete, he defied the odds. In 2016, he began his job as a Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse attendant, job he loves and the players of the team love as well.

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Mark E. Potts

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.

Steve Henson

Steve Henson is a breaking news and enterprise reporter at the Los Angeles Times. He previously served as an editor and reporter in the Sports department. Henson was a leader in digital-only newsrooms from 2007-19 as a senior editor and columnist at Yahoo Sports and as senior editor at the USA Today Sports Media Group. This is his second stint at The Times, having covered the Dodgers and UCLA as well as doing enterprise, investigative and features writing from 1985-2007. Henson was awarded first place in sports features in 2023 and in 2021 by the L.A. Press Club. He has been honored several times by APSE — most recently in 2023 and 2021 — and also by the California News Publishers Assn., the Football Writers Assn. of America and U.S. Basketball Writers Assn.