Los Angeles Dodgers icon Fernando Valenzuela died on Tuesday, October 22, at the age of 63
Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela died on Tuesday, October 22, at the age of 63 — but his legacy will live on with sports fans for decades to come.
He pitched for 17 seasons in the MLB and upon retirement became a Spanish-language broadcaster for the Dodgers in 2003. Valenzuela was also an icon in the Latino community in Los Angeles and around the U.S. “In 2020 we lost Kobe Bryant. Then Anthony Davis led the Lakers to a championship,” Roberts wrote via X on Wednesday, October 23. “Yesterday we lost Fernando Valenzuela. Every man on the current Dodgers roster will lead us to the title. You can put it on record.” Magic Johnson“Rest in peace to one of the greatest Dodgers ever, Fernando Valenzuela,” the former Los Angeles Lakers player and current co-owner of the Dodgers wrote via X on Wednesday.
Eisen called the late player “unbelievable,” saying Valenzuela is “is now chit-chatting with Vin Scully in the sky.”“Rest in Peace Fernando,” the Dodgers manager tweeted on Tuesday. “We'll win it just for you!!”“63 is way too young … A piece of my childhood is gone,” Lopez wrote via X on Tuesday, sharing a photo alongside Valenzuela. “Growing up as a Mexican kid one of the main reasons I’m a Dodgers fan is because of Fernando.
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