SACRAMENTO, California — Former Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey raised a modest $610,920 in the last quarter of 2023, relying on a slew of retired Southern California businessmen to prop up his longshot bid to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

It’s the first look at funding for Garvey, a beloved former first baseman for the Dodgers and San Diego Padres who is betting his star power can propel him to Washington — or at least to the November ballot.

Republicans haven’t won a statewide race in California since 2006, but Garvey may be able to consolidate enough Republican and swing voters to make it out of the state’s top-two primary and advance to the general election. A December POLITICO