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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 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.
Nicknamed "El Toro," Valenzuela went on to be a household name in Los Angeles while he pitched 10 more seasons for the Dodgers. Beloved by Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, Valenzuela was an All ...
Fernando Valenzuela was a force to be loved, admired and remembered fondly. ... That sense of fun carried over to the night of June 29, 1990, when the Cardinals were in town to face the Dodgers ...
Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela died on Tuesday, October 22, at the age of 63 — but his legacy will live on with sports fans for decades to come. Valenzuela made a splash ...
Fernando Martinez places a note outside Dodger Stadium where fans started bringing flowers and candles for former Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela who passed away from an illness Wednesday night.
Fernando Valenzuela, Dodgers Legend and Broadcaster, Dies at 63. Victoria Edel, Sean Neumann. October 23, 2024 at 9:48 AM. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher inspired "Fernandomania" during his ...