Downtown Los Angeles (KABC) — A funeral is planned for Wednesday dodger icon Fernando Valenzuela at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.

Due to the limited capacity of the church on West Temple Street, the 10 a.m. Mass will be open to the public on a first-come basis, according to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. A viewing area will be located outside the plaza for limited overflow depending on capacity.

ABC7 will broadcast Fernando Valenzuela’s funeral live Wednesday morning. Watch the tribute in the video player above or ABC7 app For Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV and Android TV.

The archdiocese said in a statement that there will be no public parking in the cathedral’s parking lot for the funeral due to space limitations on the site. Participants are recommended to use public transportation or carpooling services.

Valenzuela, the 1981 NL Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award winner, died at age 63 on Oct. 22, one day short of the 43rd anniversary of his 147-pitch complete game that lifted the Dodgers over the Yankees in Game 3 of the World Series. .

Valenzuela was on the minds of the Dodgers and Yankees for Game 1 of this year’s World Series.

An unofficial memorial service welcoming fans to Dodger Stadium, which emerged shortly after the pitcher’s death on October 22, was still going strong three days later. Large blue-and-white flower arrangements, including the number “34” representing his jersey number, were hung in the corner near the stadium’s entrance.

A video highlighting Valenzuela’s career opened the pre-game ceremonies. A mariachi band from his native Sonora, Mexico, played music as photos from his career flashed on video boards. The mix of guitars, trumpets and violins went from somber to optimistic.

Basketball court flags were lowered to half-mast. During a moment of silence, fans chanted “Fernando!” he chanted. In honor of Valenzuela before the first pitch. Some wore sombreros.

Valenzuela’s former teammates Orel Hershiser and Steve Yeager did not throw out the first pitch at the ceremony. Instead, Hershiser placed the ball behind the mound, where the number 34 was etched.

Valenzuela’s wife, Linda, and their four children joined manager Dave Roberts as the Dodgers lined up at third base before the national anthem was played by Brad Paisley.

Fans gathered around the large white wallboard to write tributes.

The Dodgers wore the number 34 patch on the sleeves of their jerseys during the World Series and will continue to do so through the 2025 season.

“If there were two people who probably impacted this organization the most, I think you would say Jackie Robinson and Fernando Valenzuela,” Roberts said. “No disrespect to anyone, but if you’re talking about the current fan base, there’s a lot of people here who support the Dodgers south of the border because of Fernando.”

Roberts was only 9 years old when Valenzuela and his unique gaze at the sky led to “Fernandomani”. The Mexican-born left-hander won the National League Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year honors in 1981, still the only player to do so.

He had been working on the team’s Spanish-language broadcasts for several decades.

“His legacy lives on,” Roberts said. “He was a friend of mine, and so it was sad for me and his family not to be able to see him in the booth or say hello. But Fernando was a gentleman, a great Dodger, and such a humble man.”

Valenzuela was commemorated around Dodger Stadium with a new mural on a wall near left field, blue ribbons along with floral arrangements next to his framed jersey, and Silver Slugger trophies in the hallway outside the Dodgers clubhouse.

A six-time All-Star, Valenzuela was 173-153 in 17 seasons, including 141-116 with the Dodgers from 1980-90.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.