The Los Angeles Dodgers announced the passing of one of their franchise legends days before the World Series began.
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced the passing of one of their franchise legends, Fernando Valenzuela, four days before the team will begin play against the New York Yankees in the World Series.Valenzuela, whose number 34 was retired by the Dodgers in August 2023 — 42 years after he united the city's Mexican-American community with his heroics on the mound — was 63. No cause of death was immediately announced.
Over 17 seasons in Major League Baseball, Valenzuela went 173-153 with a 3.54 ERA. Although he never equaled his success as a rookie, Valenzuela made six All-Star teams with the Dodgers and collected a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Award along the way.A member of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame, the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum, and the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame, Valenzuela has been appearing on Dodgers Spanish-language broadcasts for the last 22 years.On Oct.
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