Fernando Valenzuela Number Retired By Los Angeles Dodgers, As ‘Fernandomania’ Lives Again
deadline.comOne of the greatest pitchers in Los Angeles Dodgers history was honored Friday night at Dodger Stadium before the game. The Dodgers retired Fernando Valenzuela’s No.
34 jersey, the culminating event in the city council declaration of “Fernando Valenzuela Day.” “It’s very emotional,” Valenzuela, 62, told a crowded room of English and Spanish-language media hours before the ceremony. “I never expected it.” A drone show honoring Valenzuela is expected after the game against the Colorado Rockies.
On Saturday, the team is giving away his bobblehead, and on Sunday, the giveaway is a replica of Valenzuela’s 1981 World Series ring.
Valenzuela broke in with the Dodgers in a huge way in 1981. Besides winning the World Series, he won Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award, the first player to do so in the same year.
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