Fernando Valenzuela throws the ceremonial first pitch during the MLB All-Star baseball game, July 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. AP “Fernando Valenzuela was one of the most impactful players of his ...

Fernando had a multi-player rookie card in the Topps set, one he shared with Jack Perconte and Mike Scioscia, and a solo card in the Fleer set, one that left the “o” off the end of his first name.

For the Dodgers, the No. 34 has long belonged to Fernando Valenzuela — and only Fernando Valenzuela. Officially, however, the Dodgers wouldn’t retire No. 34. The franchise’s rationale was ...

Fernando Valenzuela was born on Nov. 1, 1960, in Navojoa, in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California, and grew up in Etchohuaquila, about 28 miles further northwest, where his parents ...