Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela becomes U.S. citizen

Whenever Fernando Venezuela took the mound, a Mexican flag was almost certainly nearby. It didn't matter if it was at Dodger Stadium or in Pittsburgh, during the height of Fernandomania, fans of the left-handed pitcher from Etchohuaquila, Sonora, proudly waved the Mexican flag.On Wednesday morning, 34 years removed from Fernandomania, Valenzuela tightly held an American-flag with his pitching hand as he proudly took the Oath of Allegiance at a ceremony to become a U.