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Fernando Valenzuela's number 34 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023. Valenzuela was an iconic figure for the Mexican-American community in Los Angeles and his impact "transform[ed] what had been predominantly a white [Dodger] fan base."
Valenzuela had stints with various teams over the next seven years before finishing his MLB career in 1997. In 17 seasons, he had a 173-153 record with a 3.54 ERA, but in his time with the Dodgers ...
Fernando Valenzuela and his soon-to-be wife Linda Margarita Burgos Metri prepare to be married at the Immaculate Mary Church, in Merida, Mexico, on Dec. 29, 1981. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Los Angeles ...
Fernando Valenzuela pitching circa 1980. He left school as a teenager to focus on baseball, and by age 16, he was playing in Mexico’s minor leagues. "I didn't get much chance to play," he ...
Fernando Valenzuela during the 2017 Old Timers Game at Dodger Stadium. Valenzuela wanted to cherish and preserve that same unadulterated joy he created when he burst onto the scene as a rookie in ...
Fernando Valenzuela roped us all in, leaving a legacy far greater than a manic screwball and a majestic mania. Valenzuela, who died Tuesday at age 63, didn’t just change the face of a baseball ...
This article details the current and historical radio and television broadcasters for the National League Los Angeles Dodgers.The history of Dodgers' games being broadcast began when the then-Brooklyn Dodgers became one of the first Major League Baseball teams to begin radio broadcasts and were the first to be featured on a television baseball game broadcast, both during the 1939 season.
Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born pitcher who led the Dodgers to a World Series win and vastly expanded MLB's Latino fan base, dies at age 63.