It was well-deserved,” said Orel Hershiser, a teammate of Valenzuela’s for several seasons. “His impact on baseball, on the L.A. Dodgers, the city and ... was before his jersey retirement ...

As a six-time All Star and World Series champion with the Dodgers ... s starting pitcher in the All-Star Game in 1981. Valenzuela enjoyed his breakout year in 1981, when "Fernandomania" made him a ...

Fernando Valenzuela, a Los Angeles icon that became a sensation for the Dodgers and the city's Hispanic population ... The franchise's criteria to get a jersey number retired is the player has ...

Among the artifacts is a vivid reminder of the Dodgers' attempt to stay local. "What’s the green, Jersey City. In Jersey City there was a stadium called Roosevelt Stadium,” said Schweiger.

The mayor, who wore a Dodgers ... s 64th birthday. The beloved Dodgers pitcher died last week. Bass said she will be sending a Dodgers jersey to New York Mayor Eric Adams to wear at his City ...

In churning through the AL’s best ... Dodgers store on Fanatics for 2024 World Series Champions gear, plus jerseys, memorabilia and other items, including the Dodgers’ popular City Connect ...

Valenzuela’s impact endured for so long and so powerfully that the Dodgers retired his jersey number in 2023 ... forged a strong connection between a city and its baseball team.