▁married ▁L inda ▁Burg os , ▁a ▁school te acher ▁from ▁Mexico . ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁Val enz uela ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁spent ▁off se asons ▁between ▁the ▁Mexican ▁cities ▁of ▁Et ch oh ua qu ila ▁and ▁M ér ida . ▁The ▁couple ▁have ▁four ▁children . ▁One ▁of ▁Val enz uela ' s ▁sons , ▁Fernando , ▁Jr ., ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁and ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁organizations ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁bas eman . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Fernando ▁Jr . ▁has ▁played ▁minor ▁league ▁baseball ▁in ▁Mexico ▁or ▁in ▁independent ▁le agues . ▁ ▁Val enz uela ▁became ▁a ▁U . S . ▁citiz en ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁He ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁two ▁Tournament ▁of ▁Ros es ▁Par ades — in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁float ▁from ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Mexico ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ' ▁float . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Val enz uela ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Christmas ▁Par ade ▁as ▁Grand ▁Marsh al . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁career ▁strike out ▁leaders ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Fernando ▁Val enz uela ▁at ▁Baseball ▁Al man ac ▁Fernando ▁Val enz uela ▁at ▁Baseball ▁Library ▁ ▁Category : 1 9