The Los Angeles Dodgers lost a beloved member of the organization’s family when former Cy Young Award winner and 1981 World Series champion Fernando Valenzuela passed away on October 22 before the start of this year’s World Series.

Winning the World Series, which Los Angeles won on Wednesday evening thanks to a 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees, is a great tribute to Valenzuela.

But celebrating the World Series, which the Dodgers will host on Friday, will be even more of a perfect tribute to the late Los Angeles pitcher. Why?

Because Friday, November 1, the day of the Dodgers parade, is the same day as Valenzuela’s birthday.

How perfect is that?

Valenzuela emerged as a 20-year-old rookie in 1981 and won the Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year while helping the Dodgers win a World Series in a season for the ages. He went on to earn six All-Star selections in a memorable career in Los Angeles and then became a skilled radio broadcaster for the club from 2003 to 2024.

Now the Dodgers legend will be forever linked to another World Series victory and celebration on Friday.

The Dodgers announced details and the route of Friday’s parade in Los Angeles after Wednesday’s victory. It starts at 11 a.m. at Gloria Molina Grand Park on Spring Street, across from City Hall. The route then heads from 1st Street to Grand Avenue to 5th Street, ending the approximately 45-minute journey at the intersection of 5th Street and Flower Street. Members of the Dodgers will travel along the route in double-decker buses.

The club encourages fans wishing to attend the parade to travel by public transport due to street closures and public parking limits.

There is also a ticketed event at Dodger Stadium starting around 12:15 PM after the parade. Television coverage of Friday’s events begins at 9:30 a.m. on SportsNet LA.