Ahead of Game 1 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium, the ceremonial flyover was conducted—but with a twist. Seemingly in honor of the late Fernando Valenzuela, the air force left out one fighter jet in its formation.
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The Dodgers also honored Valenzuela during the ceremonial pitch. Valenzuela’s former teammates, Orel Hershiser and Steve Yeager, wore his jerseys and placed a baseball on his No.