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Related: About this forumDodgers legendary pitcher Fernando Valenzuela dies at 63
Fernando Valenzuela, the impetus behind "Fernandomania" while winning National League Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year honors in 1981 as the Los Angeles Dodgers captured the world championship, has died at the age of 63, the Dodgers announced Tuesday night.
After pitching in the majors for 17 seasons, Valenzuela served as a Spanish-language broadcaster for the Dodgers since 2003. The team retired his No. 34 jersey in August 2023.
Called up late in the 1980 season as a reliever, Valenzuela, who was born in Navojoa, Mexico, took the baseball world by storm in the strike-shortened 1981 season. After Jerry Reuss was injured on the day before Opening Day, Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda gave the ball to the 20-year-old Valenzuela, who had never started a major league game in his career.
He responded with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros, beginning the season with an 8-0 record, including five shutouts, and an 0.50 ERA.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41952316/dodgers-legendary-pitcher-fernando-valenzuela-dies-63
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Dodgers legendary pitcher Fernando Valenzuela dies at 63 (Original Post)
ificandream
Oct 22
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awesomerwb1
(4,586 posts)1. Oh nooo this is terrible news
Rest in peace Fernando
chicoescuela
(1,609 posts)2. Sad news even to this life long Giants' fan.
I was in Dodger Stadium in October 1981 when he started game 3 of the World Series against the Yankees. The LA crowd loved him.
RIP Fernando
sdfernando
(5,398 posts)3. From one Fernando to another Fernando
Fué una gran persona
littlemissmartypants
(25,713 posts)4. ...
Dem2theMax
(10,358 posts)5. Wow. Far too young.
Got to see him pitch at least one game at Dodger Stadium.
RIP Fernando.
True Dough
(20,603 posts)6. Just as his team
is possibly on the verge of winning another World Series. RIP!
BootinUp
(49,169 posts)7. He really knew the game for such a young player.
Rest in peace.