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.”
In a pregame moment, the 62-year-old Valenzuela admitted, “It’s very emotional” to 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...
The Dodgers retired Fernando Valenzuela’s No. 34 jersey, the culminating event in the city council declaration of “Fernando Valenzuela Day.”
In a pregame moment, the 62-year-old Valenzuela admitted, “It’s very emotional” to 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...
- 8/12/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Henry Aaron, the slugger known as “Hammerin’ Hank” who cemented himself in baseball lore when he broke Babe Ruth’s career home run mark in 1974, died Friday. He was 86. His daughter confirmed the news to media outlets.
The Hall of Famer played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves and finished his Major League career with two seasons on the Milwaukee Brewers in 1975-76. A 21-time All-Star, he topped Ruth’s treasured mark with his 715th homer — a blast against the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium on April 8, 1974. It remains among baseball’s most-played clips of all time.
He finished with 755 home runs, a career record that stood until Barry Bonds beat it in 2007 during MLB’s “steroids era.”
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms paid tribute to the local hero in a statement Friday:
“Derek, our family and I join the nation in sending heartfelt condolences to Mrs.
The Hall of Famer played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves and finished his Major League career with two seasons on the Milwaukee Brewers in 1975-76. A 21-time All-Star, he topped Ruth’s treasured mark with his 715th homer — a blast against the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium on April 8, 1974. It remains among baseball’s most-played clips of all time.
He finished with 755 home runs, a career record that stood until Barry Bonds beat it in 2007 during MLB’s “steroids era.”
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms paid tribute to the local hero in a statement Friday:
“Derek, our family and I join the nation in sending heartfelt condolences to Mrs.
- 1/22/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Don Sutton, a Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher who played 22 seasons, most of them for the Los Angeles Dodgers, died Monday from natural causes. He was 75.
“Saddened to share that my dad passed away in his sleep last night. He worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever known and he treated those he encountered with great respect…and he took me to work a lot. For all these things, I am very grateful. Rest In Peace,” his son, sports broadcaster Daron Sutton, said in a statement.
Born in 1945 in Clio, Alabama, Sutton grew up in north Florida and briefly played baseball in college before being drafted to a Los Angeles Dodgers-affiliated minor league team in 1965. He was promoted to the majors and made his Dodgers debut in 1966.
He played for the next 15 seasons with the Dodgers and in the 1970s played in four MLB All-Star games, along...
“Saddened to share that my dad passed away in his sleep last night. He worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever known and he treated those he encountered with great respect…and he took me to work a lot. For all these things, I am very grateful. Rest In Peace,” his son, sports broadcaster Daron Sutton, said in a statement.
Born in 1945 in Clio, Alabama, Sutton grew up in north Florida and briefly played baseball in college before being drafted to a Los Angeles Dodgers-affiliated minor league team in 1965. He was promoted to the majors and made his Dodgers debut in 1966.
He played for the next 15 seasons with the Dodgers and in the 1970s played in four MLB All-Star games, along...
- 1/20/2021
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Don Sutton, the Hall of Fame pitcher who is one of only 10 Los Angeles Dodgers players to have his number retired, died Monday night in his sleep, his son said. He was 75.
“He worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever known and he treated those he encountered with great respect…and he took me to work a lot,” Daron Sutton wrote. “For all these things, I am very grateful. Rest In Peace.”
Don Sutton won 324 games and started his career with the Dodgers in 1966 in a rotation of Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale and Claude Osteen. The right-hander went on to play in Houston, Milwaukee, Oakland and the California/Anaheim Angels before returning to finish his career with the Dodgers, helping them win the 1988 World Series.
Sutton is the all-time Dodgers leader in wins with 233.
Known for his durability, Sutton’s all-time stats of 5,282.3 innings pitched and 3,574 strikeouts are both...
“He worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever known and he treated those he encountered with great respect…and he took me to work a lot,” Daron Sutton wrote. “For all these things, I am very grateful. Rest In Peace.”
Don Sutton won 324 games and started his career with the Dodgers in 1966 in a rotation of Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale and Claude Osteen. The right-hander went on to play in Houston, Milwaukee, Oakland and the California/Anaheim Angels before returning to finish his career with the Dodgers, helping them win the 1988 World Series.
Sutton is the all-time Dodgers leader in wins with 233.
Known for his durability, Sutton’s all-time stats of 5,282.3 innings pitched and 3,574 strikeouts are both...
- 1/19/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher who was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation spanning an era from Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valenzuela, died Tuesday. He was 75.
The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, said Sutton died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a long struggle with cancer. The Atlanta Braves, for whom Sutton was a long-time broadcaster, said he died in his sleep.
A four-time All-Star, Sutton had a career record of 324-256 and an Era of 3.26 while pitching for the Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, California ...
The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, said Sutton died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a long struggle with cancer. The Atlanta Braves, for whom Sutton was a long-time broadcaster, said he died in his sleep.
A four-time All-Star, Sutton had a career record of 324-256 and an Era of 3.26 while pitching for the Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, California ...
- 1/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher who was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation spanning an era from Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valenzuela, died Tuesday. He was 75.
The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, said Sutton died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a long struggle with cancer. The Atlanta Braves, for whom Sutton was a long-time broadcaster, said he died in his sleep.
A four-time All-Star, Sutton had a career record of 324-256 and an Era of 3.26 while pitching for the Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, California ...
The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, said Sutton died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a long struggle with cancer. The Atlanta Braves, for whom Sutton was a long-time broadcaster, said he died in his sleep.
A four-time All-Star, Sutton had a career record of 324-256 and an Era of 3.26 while pitching for the Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, California ...
- 1/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A gifted assemblage of dancers gave their time and miraculous talents in support of Dancers For Good to raise funds for the vital services of the evening’s beneficiary, The Actors Fund.
Dance Humanitarian Award recipient Bebe Neuwirth
Credit/Copyright: Dancers For Good, Inc.
Members from Amy Marshall Dance Company, Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Eryc Taylor Dance, Martha Graham Dance Company, Pam Tanowitz Dance, Paul Taylor Dance Company and special guest stars Adrienne Canterna and tap dancer Luke Hawkins transported an audience of over 350 people by the mesmerizing and awe-inspiring capacity of the human body to express itself through the marvelous wonder of movement through dance.
The Legendary Chita Rivera
Credit/Copyright: Dancers For Good, Inc.
Notable attendees included: Chita Rivera, Michael Apuzzo, Eric Gunhus, Barbara Davis, Bebe Neuwirth, Luke Hawkins, Stephanie Pope, Howard Williams, Lloyd Culbreath, Luke Hawkins, Bernt Heiberg, Cristina Cuomo, Andrea Greeven Douzet, Raul Ruiz, Simon Sutton, Don Sutton,...
Dance Humanitarian Award recipient Bebe Neuwirth
Credit/Copyright: Dancers For Good, Inc.
Members from Amy Marshall Dance Company, Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Eryc Taylor Dance, Martha Graham Dance Company, Pam Tanowitz Dance, Paul Taylor Dance Company and special guest stars Adrienne Canterna and tap dancer Luke Hawkins transported an audience of over 350 people by the mesmerizing and awe-inspiring capacity of the human body to express itself through the marvelous wonder of movement through dance.
The Legendary Chita Rivera
Credit/Copyright: Dancers For Good, Inc.
Notable attendees included: Chita Rivera, Michael Apuzzo, Eric Gunhus, Barbara Davis, Bebe Neuwirth, Luke Hawkins, Stephanie Pope, Howard Williams, Lloyd Culbreath, Luke Hawkins, Bernt Heiberg, Cristina Cuomo, Andrea Greeven Douzet, Raul Ruiz, Simon Sutton, Don Sutton,...
- 8/3/2018
- Look to the Stars
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