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Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons, from 1980 to 1997 (except for a one-year sabbatical in Mexico in 1992). He played for six MLB teams, most prominently with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who signed him in 1979 and gave him his MLB debut in 1980. Valenzuela batted and threw left-handed, with an unorthodox windup.
Fernando Valenzuela roped us all in, leaving a legacy far greater than a manic screwball and a majestic mania. Valenzuela, who died Tuesday at age 63, didn’t just change the face of a baseball ...
Fernando Valenzuela and his soon-to-be wife Linda Margarita Burgos Metri prepare to be married at the Immaculate Mary Church, in Merida, Mexico, on Dec. 29, 1981. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Los Angeles ...
Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born pitcher who led the Dodgers to a World Series win and vastly expanded MLB's Latino fan base, dies at age 63.
More than 40 years after Fernando Valenzuela's 1981 rookie season, Fernandomania once again struck Chavez Ravine.
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Valenzuela played six more season with the Angels, Orioles, Phillies, Padres and Cardinals. He finished his career with a 173-153 record, a 3.54 ERA, 41.5 WAR and 2,074 strikeouts.
Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, right, races with catcher Mike Scioscia during their first full workout following a strike in 1981. (Los Angeles Times) Fernando Valenzuela had a screwball, but ...