Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (November 1, 1960 – October 22, 2024) was a Mexican-American professional baseball pitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons, from 1980 to 1991 and 1993 to 1997. In 1981, Valenzuela became extremely popular and his popularity became known as "Fernandomania". He was honored into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Valenzuela was known for playing with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1980 to 1990. He later played for the California Angels in 1991 before retiring for two years. In 1993, Valenzuela started to play with the Baltimore Orioles. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals during 1994 to 1997.

In 2003, he returned to the Dodgers as a broadcaster. Valenzuela purchased the Mexican League team Tigres de Quintana Roo in 2017.

Valenzuela was born in Etchohuaquila, Sonora, Mexico. He became an United States citizen in 2015. In 1981, he married Linda Burgos. They had four children.Broadcasters . MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.

On October 1, 2024, it was reported that Valenzuela had been hospitalized for liver cancer-related treatment in Los Angeles, California. He died three weeks later while hospitalized on October 22 at the age of 63.

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Other websites

Fernando Valenzuela at Baseball Almanac
Fernando Valenzuela at Baseballbiography.com

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