“Fernando Valenzuela was one of the most impactful players of his generation,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement on Tuesday night. “With his distinctive pitching style, the Do ...
Fernando Valenzuela, who took the baseball world by storm in 1981, has died at the age of 63. Valenzuela, who started his career as a rookie with the Los Angeles Dodgers, was battling health ...
The late Fernando Valenzuela had signed several endorsement deals throughout his playing career. His most notable endorsements included Coca-Cola and Kellogg's Corn Flakes as per Los Angeles Times.
That was the nickname fans bestowed upon Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela early in his career. Bulls are a symbol of virility and manhood in Hispanic culture, and the Bull — thick-built ...
By April, when Valenzuela’s wins and scoreless innings started piling up, pulling a Fernando card (or Fernand, for the Fleer collectors) had already become the new "golden ticket." 1981 Topps ...
Where did the idea that Fernando Valenzuela breathed through his eyelids come from? As far as we can tell, it wasn’t Vince Scully or any other baseball writer who claimed the Mexican pitcher ...
Fernando Valenzuela literally roped me into his life. It was in the spring of 1989, my first full year covering the Dodgers for The Times, and I was still in awe of this legend that I had not yet met.
Rick Monday paid tribute to former teammate and fellow Dodgers broadcaster Fernando Valenzuela, who passed away at 63 of an undisclosed illness three days before the World Series. For those not ...
Fernando Valenzuela has passed away at age 63, the Dodgers announced late Tuesday. The former pitcher enjoyed a legendary 18-year career, spending 11 seasons with the Dodgers. He was one of the ...
LOS ANGELES — Longtime Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela had been sick for quite a while, but refused to talk about it, even to his closest friends and associates, wanting to preserve his privacy.
We will honor Fernando’s memory during the 2024 World Series at Dodger Stadium.” His influence ran so deep that in 2023, the Dodgers retired his number, breaking a long-standing rule that only ...
Fernando Valenzuela, who died on Tuesday at age 63, was a teenage phenomenon from Mexico who remade the Dodgers’ fan base and put his country on the baseball map. By Scott Miller Reporting from ...