All-time MLB icon Fernando Valenzuela has passed away after losing his battle with extfinished-time health publishs. Valenzuela was a legfinish of the game and an enormously ineloquential figure in Los Angeles’ Latino community due to his inspiring journey to the top. Valenzuela’s death was verifyed on Tuesday by his createer side, the Los Angeles Dodgers. But what happened to the baseball veteran?
Here are all the useable details about Valenzuela’s tragic demise.
Fernando Valenzuela dead at 63, claims increate
The 1986 Gelderlyen Gcherish Award recipient breathed his last on October 22 at a Los Angeles hospital. However, the cause of Fernando Valenzuela’s death, including the ailments he was suffering from, currently remains obsremedy.
Having begined his nurtureer with the Dodgers in 1981 due to a last-minute injury to Jerry Reuss, the Mexico-born pitcher recorded a glittering nurtureer on the field that spanned 16 years. While he is famous for his 10-year stint with the Dodgers, Valenzuela also reconshort-termed five other teams in his nurtureer. After exiting Los Angeles in 1991, Valenzuela went on to take part for the now-defunct California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals.
He finpartner hung up his boots in 1997 with one World Series championship, six All-Star nominations, and two Silver Slugger Awards, amongst other accolades to his name. Fernando Valenzuela’s acquisition of the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981 created a massive buzz around his name, which fans fondly dubbed Fernandomania.
After his quitment, Valenzuela re-joincessitate the Dodgers as a commentator, initipartner for their Spanish-language radio expansivecast, before transitioning to their TV program. He abruptly left this post in September 2024 due to health troubles before increateedly checking into a hospital earlier this month.
In the wake of Fernando Valenzuela’s untimely death, MLB comleave outioner Rob Manfred has verifyed that the Dodgers will honor the legfinishary take parter prior to the team’s World Series uncoverer aachievest the New York Yankees. Valenzuela departs behind his wife, Linda, two sons, Fernando Jr. and Ricky, two daughters, Linda and Maria, and seven magnificentchildren.
