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One of the greatest pitchers in Los Angeles Dodgers history was honored Friday night at Dodger Stadium before the game.
The Dodgers retired Fernando Valenzuela’s No. 34 jersey, the culminating event in the city council declaration of “Fernando Valenzuela Day.”
“It’s very emotional,” Valenzuela, 62, told a crowded room of English and Spanish-language media hours before the ceremony. “I never expected it.”
A drone show honoring Valenzuela is expected after the game against the Colorado Rockies. On Saturday, the team is giving away his bobblehead, and on Sunday, the giveaway is a replica of Valenzuela’s 1981 World Series ring.
Valenzuela broke in with the Dodgers in a huge way in 1981. Besides winning the World Series, he won Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award, the first player to do so in the same year.
He was named the Opening Day starter that year by manager Tommy Lasorda and responded with a 2-0 victory over Houston, beginning the season with an 8-0 record, including five shutouts, and an 0.50 ERA.
“Tommy Lasorda came up to me and said, ‘Are you ready to pitch tomorrow?’ I said, ‘I’m ready,'” Valenzuela recalled. “That’s what I was looking for, the opportunity to show what I can do.”
Valenzuela’s signature pitch was the screwball, taught to him by teammate Bobby Castillo in 1979.
Beyond the diamond, he had a huge cultural impact.
The native of Mexico was credited for drawing large numbers of Latino fans to Dodger Stadium, creating the “Fernandomania” sensation.
Valenzuela’s now-retired number was unveiled on the left field club level, where he joined previous honorees Pee Wee Reese, Lasorda, Duke Snider, Gil Hodges, Jim Gilliam, Don Sutton, Walter Alston, Sandy Koufax, Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Don
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Eva Longoria, Jennifer Garner, Jane Fonda, and more, as they played a match against OL Reign and honored Megan Rapinoe, the beloved soccer star who’s retiring at 38 years old. Eva Longoria turns up the heat in Spain with tiny bikini after going for a swimJason Momoa and Eva Longoria lead fundraiser to aid victims of devastating Maui wildfiresA post shared by National Women's Soccer League (@nwsl)Videos captured by Angel City showed multiple celebrities in the stands, showing support for one of the greatest icons in women’s soccer history.
Lauren Sánchez, Eva Longoria and Kim Kardashian were spotted at the star-studded ‘This is About Humanity’s’ (TIAH) 5th annual fundraising soirée in Los Angeles. TIAH is an organization of allies and advocates dedicated to raising awareness about separated and reunified families and children at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Polo G was arrested at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday the Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed. The arrest stemmed from an alleged incident involving the Chicago rapper's brother, Trench Baby, who was arrested for robbery at the same time. According to the LAPD statement, detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of Trench Baby and went to the home he shares with Polo G.
SAG-AFTRA and the WGA have suspended picketing at multiple locations in Los Angeles on Monday and Tuesday as temperatures are expected to rise.
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Earl Sweatshirt played a show in Los Angeles on Saturday (August 19) to celebrate a decade of his debut solo album Doris. Tyler, The Creator made a surprise appearance, joining his former Odd Future buddy on their song "Whoa." Check out the electrifying moment below. Tyler wasn't the only special guest at the Novo show, Earl also performed "Hive" with Vince Staples while another Odd Future co-hort, Domo Genesis, popped out for "20 Wave Caps." The whole group also posed for a heartwarming picture (see below).
Los Angeles Unified School District has announced school closures for Monday, August 21 following Tropical Storm Hilary.
Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California is bracing for a potentially historic weather event this weekend as Hurricane Hilary barrels up the Mexico coast. The National Weather Service today issued the first-ever tropical storm watch for the region from San Diego northward through L.A. and Ventura counties as Hilary threatens to strengthen into a walloping Category 5 storm.
The 2023-24 NBA schedule will begin Tuesday, Oct. 24, as LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers visit the defending champion Denver Nuggets.
It’s been more than four months since Los Angeles County’s Covid State of Emergency officially ended, and a lot has changed. People have stopped wearing masks, public places are bustling again and even the most cautious public officials have relaxed their rhetoric. Most importantly, unlike the previous three years, there was no significant summer spike in cases. Fall, however, may be a slightly different story.
Black American culture as one of the most influential businessmen in entertainment. The Greensboro, North Carolina, native became a pillar in entertainment after moving to Los Angeles in the late 1960s.
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, has released four short films directed by Global Media Makers (GMM) Fellows selected to participate in its spring 2023 LA Residency. GMM, presented by Film Independent and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is an innovative mentoring initiative and cultural exchange program that builds bridges and fosters relationships between international filmmakers from diverse regions of the world and American filmmakers and industry professionals. The films were captured on iPhone 14 Pro with color grading provided by Picture Shop, and this is the seventh iteration of the workshop.
David Noriega has joined NBC News and MSNBC as a correspondent based in Los Angeles.
Amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, more than 11,000 Los Angeles city workers are initiating a one-day walkout throughout the city today to protest contract negotiations between union officials and city leaders.
Iconic Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36 on this day in history, August 5, 1962. The actress was discovered face down and lying nude on her bed holding a telephone in one hand, according to History.com. Scattered throughout her room were empty pill bottles; the medication reportedly was prescribed to treat her depression, the same source recounted.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass weighed in again on the writers and actors strikes that have shut down much of production in the region, telling the sides that she stands “ready to personally engage” to reach a resolution.