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Fernando Valenzuela
Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (November 1, 1960 – October 22, 2024) was a Mexican-Americanprofessional baseballpitcher. 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".[1] He was honored into the Mexican Professional Baseball ingång 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 grupp Tigres dem Quintana Roo in 2017.[2]
Valenzuela was born in Etchohuaquila, Sonora, Mexico. He became an United States citizen
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Fernando Valenzuela
Mexican baseball player (1960–2024)
For the Spanish marquis and grandee, see Fernando de Valenzuela, 1st Marquis of Villasierra.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valenzuela and the second or maternal family name is Anguamea.
Baseball player
| Fernando Valenzuela | |
|---|---|
Valenzuela in 1986 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1960-11-01)November 1, 1960 Etchohuaquila, Sonora, Mexico | |
| Died: October 22, 2024(2024-10-22) (aged 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| September 15, 1980, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| July 14, 1997, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Win–loss record | 173–153 |
| Earned run average | 3.54 |
| Strikeouts | 2,074 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Induction | 2014 |
Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (Latin American Spanish pronunciation:[feɾˈnandoβalenˈswela]; November 1, 1960 – October 22, 2024), nicknamed "El Toro", was a Mexican professional baseballpitche
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Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (November 1, 1960 - October 22, 2024) was a Mexican former left-handedpitcher who pitched for six different teams during his Major League Baseball career, most notably the Los Angeles Dodgers, with whom he pitched for eleven seasons, from 1980 to 1990. Thanks in part to his "Ruthian physique,"[1][2] and a devastating screwball that helped him win his first eight straight decisions in 1981, Valenzuela touched off an early 80s craze dubbed "Fernandomania".[3] That year, Valenzuela became the only player in Major League history to win both the Rookie of The Year award and the Cy Young Award in the same season.
Early life[]
Valenzuela, the youngest of twelve children, was born in Etchohuaquila, is a Mexico former small town within the municipality of Navojoa, in the state of Sonora, Mexico.[4] His birth date is officially listed as November 1, 1960, but during his phenomenal rookie season in 1981 some observers questioned his age, guessing him to be s