Fernando Valenzuela's former teammates reflected on the life of the legendary pitcher who died Tuesday at 63.
The death of Fernando Valenzuela on Tuesday brought several of his teammates out of the woodwork to share their memories of playing with the left-handed pitcher nicknamed 'El Toro.'More news: Legendary Dodgers Pitcher Passes AwaySome sentiments were short and to the point, like the Twitter/X post from a fellow pitcher-turned-broadcaster, Rick Sutcliffe. He and Valenzuela were on the Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching staff from 1980-81.'Crying,' Sutcliffe wrote.
More News: Baseball World Reacts to News of Legendary Pitcher's Death'We're watching the last, like, four, five pitches in our video room before we went out there to get loose,' Scioscia recalled. 'Fernando is walking by because he's going to the bullpen. ... He pokes his head in. Dave Stewart finished his no-hitter and Fernando says, 'you saw one on TV; now you're going to see one in person.
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