Always wondered about Fernando Valenzuela. Certainly never believed he was the age the Dodgers claimed he was, which led me to always doubt if he was who they claimed.
He’s really Malaysian?
Why would the Dodger’s lie? I thought players lie to the teams, not the public.
CF: When Orlando Hernández (El Duque)came to the Yankees, he said he told them he was born in 1969. The Smoking Gun later found his birth certificate and he was born in 1965, although MLB still lists it as 1969.
So he definitely shaved off 4 years, and he was only in MLB 8 or 9 years. But, he pitched in three World Series for the Yankees, and contributed a little bit to the White Sox World Series.