Fernando Valenzuela, hero for Dodgers and Mexican baseball fans, dies at 63
- Pitcher won Cy Young and Rookie of Year in 1981
- Valenzuela became broadcaster after retirement
Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born star for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. He was 63.
The team said he died on Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital, but did not provide the cause or other details.
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