2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁en sh r ined ▁into ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁Val enz uela ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Baseball ▁R eli qu ary ' s ▁S hr ine ▁of ▁the ▁E tern als ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁show ▁of ▁respect , ▁D od gers ▁club house ▁manager ▁Mitch ▁Po ole ▁has ▁uno fficial ly ▁kept ▁Val enz uela ' s ▁j er sey ▁number ▁ 3 4 ▁out ▁of ▁circul ation . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ESP N ▁broadcast ▁a ▁document ary ▁comm emor ating ▁Val enz uela ' s ▁arrival ▁with ▁the ▁D od gers ▁titled ▁Fernando ▁Nation ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁ 3 0 ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁document ary ▁series . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Val enz uela ▁threw ▁the ▁first ▁pitch ▁at ▁game ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁World ▁Series ▁at ▁D od ger ▁Stadium , ▁introduced ▁by ▁recently - ret ired ▁announ cer ▁Vin ▁S cul ly , ▁and ▁joined ▁by ▁Steve ▁Ye ager . ▁ ▁The ▁Mexican ▁Baseball ▁League ▁comm emor ated ▁the ▁great ▁legacy ▁of ▁Fernando ▁Val enz uela ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁retired ▁his ▁j er sey ▁number ▁# 3 4 ▁from ▁the ▁entire ▁league . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Val enz uela