Throw your sombreros to the sky. Fernando Valenzuela, a God of sorts to the people of Mexico, took the field, wound up, and threw out the ceremonial first pitch. The legendary Dodgers’ first pitch was not hit by a batter nor would be a single pitch made by Walker Buehler, Tony Cingrani, Yimi Garcia, or Adam Liberatore. It was history, a no-hitter from Valenzuela to Liberatore, a night no Dodger or Dodger fan will soon forget.
Baseball’s history of rare feats is one that has been forever elusive but so often sought after. In the game’s lengthy antiquity, there had been just 12 combined no-hitters sprinkled amongst the still scarce 297 no-no’s.