"Fernandomania" broke out again 42 years after first taking hold at Dodger Stadium and spreading nationwide.

The Dodgers retired Fernando Valenzuela's No. 34 jersey on Friday night before hosting the Colorado Rockies. His number was cut into the center-field grass and stenciled in white on the back of the mound.

"It's very emotional," Valenzuela told a crowded room of English and Spanish-language media before the ceremony. "I never expected it."