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MLB: Dodgers will retire the mythical number of Fernando ‘Toro’ Valenzuela

Los Angeles, California /

Former Mexican pitcher Fernando ‘Toro’ Valenzuela will write another chapter in the history of the organization of Los Angeles Dodgerswell its mythical number 34 will be immortalized and from the Season 2023 from Major League Baseball (MLB), no other player on the blue team may use this digit.

The announcement was made official on the afternoon of this Saturday, February 4, at the From Fest de los Dodgersan event that was attended by the former pitcher from Navojoa, Mexico and the president of the Los Angeles ninth Stan Kastenwho was in charge of communicating the news about the withdrawal of the figure that once distinguished Valenzuela.

“The question I get asked the most is ‘when will Fernando’s number be retired?’ The answer is, this year,” Kasten mentioned, “I am proud to be able to announce that this summer of 2023 we will officially and finally retire the number from him.”

The set of Dodgers reported that the Mexican’s number will be withdrawn during the weekend of the ‘Fernandomania‘, an event that will take place from August 11 to 13 at the Dodger Stadiumwhen the team The Angels receive the Colorado Rockies. In these three days a tribute will be paid to the pitcher’s career, however, the number retirement ceremony will take place on Friday the 11th.

For his part, Valenzuela He expressed his happiness upon receiving this news, as he also assured that many fans asked him about the withdrawal of his number on the Los Angeles organizationthus guaranteeing that followers will be happy with the ad.

“It really is something big for me, for years I wore the number 34 and now with this news that they are giving me I feel happy, many people and many baseball fans have always asked me about it and it is good that this year is going to happen that everyone expected,” said the 62-year-old former pitcher, “this is for Dodgers and all of Mexico.”

Fernando Valenzuela will become the first Latin American baseball player with his number retired in the team of the Dodgers. He ‘Tour‘ will join this select list of immortalized Pee wee Reese (1), Tommy Lasorda (2), Duke Snider (4), Gil Hodges (14), Jim Guillam (19), Don Sutton (20), Walter Alston (24), Sandy Koufax (32), Roy Campanella (39), Jackie Robinson (42), Don Drysdale (53) and to the commentators Vin Scully y Jaime Jarrin of Ecuadorian origin.

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