Les Dodgers porteront un écusson à la mémoire de Fernando Valenzuela

August 11, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela (34) speaks during a ceremony to retire his jersey number before a game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

The Los Angeles Dodgers will honor franchise great Fernando Valenzuela with a jersey patch during the World Series and through the 2025 season.

The team unveiled the crest Thursday: a circular design with a black background, its name in white and a large No. 34 in Dodger blue.

Valenzuela, who sparked a fan phenomenon known as Fernandomania as a rookie and became a Dodgers legend, died Tuesday night at age 63.

USA Today reported that the cause of his death was long-term cancer.

Valenzuela pitched for the Dodgers from 1980-90, then had stints with the California Angels (1991), Baltimore Orioles (1993), Philadelphia Phillies (1994), San Diego Padres (1995-97) and St. Louis Cardinals (1997). He finished with a 173-153 record, a 3.54 ERA and 2,074 strikeouts in 2,930 innings over 453 games (424 starts).

He mesmerized Southern California in 1981, when as a 20-year-old from Mexico he went 13-7 with a 2.48 ERA in 25 starts, throwing 11 complete games — including eight shutouts — to win both the National League’s Rookie of the Year award and the Cy Young Award.

The Dodgers won the World Series against the New York Yankees that season – their opponent in that year’s World Series – and Valenzuela was 3-1 with a 2.21 ERA in five starts in those playoffs.

–Field level media

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