Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired «Fernandomania» while winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in 1981,.
Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired «Fernandomania» while winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in 1981, has died. He was 63, reports the AP. The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital but didn’t provide the cause or details. Valenzuela had left his color commentator job on the Dodgers’ Spanish-language television broadcast in September without explanation. He was reported to have been hospitalized earlier this month. His job kept him as a regular at Dodger Stadium, where he held court in the press box dining room before games. His death comes as the Dodgers prepare to open the World Series on Friday night at home against the New York Yankees.
