As a rookie in 1981, Valenzuela led the Dodgers over the Yankees to capture the World Series.
FILE – Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela speaks during a news conference ahead of his jersey retirement ceremony at a baseball game between the Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies, Aug. 11, 2023, in Los Angeles. Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.
His death comes as the Dodgers prepare to open the World Series on Friday night at home against the New York Yankees.
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