Hispanic Heritage Month festivities kicked off at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday with the Los Angeles Dodgers holding Fernando Valenzuela bobblehead night and a special pregame ceremony.
The left-hander spent parts of 11 seasons with the club and is considered to be one of the most influential players in franchise history.
Despite this, Valenzuela’s No. 34 remains unretired due to the organization’s unofficial policy of only retiring uniform numbers of players who were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The only exception is Jim Gilliam, whose No. 19 was retired two days after his sudden death in 1978.