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Funeral mass honored Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela: ‘He was our hero in LA’


Fernando Valenzuela, Jr., talks to the media after the funeral...

Fernando Valenzuela, Jr., talks to the media after the funeral mass for his father, Fernando Valenzuela, at Our Lady of the Angeles Cathedral in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Archbishop José H. Gomez greets Linda Valenzuela after a public funeral Mass for her husband, former Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Archbishop José H. Gomez hugs Linda Valenzuela after a public funeral Mass for her husband, former Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Actor James Olmos, left, poses with a Los Angeles Dodgers fan after a public funeral mass for former Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez blesses the casket of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)

Former Los Angeles Dodgers Jerry Reuse, left, reaches out to greet Mike Scioscia, right, as Rick Sutcliffe and Peter O’Malley look on during the funeral for Los Angeles Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez consoles Fernando Valenzuela Jr. at the conclusion of his father Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela’s funeral at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)

Former Los Angeles Dodgers Mike Scioscia eulogizes his friend and former teammate Fernando Valenzuela during his funeral at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)

Fernando Valenzuela, Jr., left, helps bring the casket with the body of his father Fernando Valenzuela from Our Lady of the Angeles Cathedral in Los Angeles for internment after a funeral Mass on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

The funeral for Los Angeles Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)

Archbishop José H. Gomez, third from left, arrives with family and guests prior to a public funeral Mass for former Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Archbishop José H. Gomez offers a blessing at the casket for former Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela after a public funeral Mass at the Cathedral of Our …read more

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