Dodgers legendary pitcher Fernando Valenzuela dies at 63

ESPN ^ | October 22, 2024 | Nick Johnson

[chrisinoc]

Fernando Valenzuela, the impetus behind "Fernandomania" while winning National League Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year honors in 1981 as the Los Angeles Dodgers captured the world championship, has died at the age of 63, the Dodgers announced Tuesday night.

After pitching in the majors for 17 seasons, Valenzuela served as a Spanish-language broadcaster for the Dodgers since 2003. The team retired his No. 34 jersey in August 2023.

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[chrisinoc]

Just announced by the Dodgers.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Dang. Still young. Terrible. God bless his family.

[No name given]

Rest In Peace, Fernando.

[FlingWingFlyer]

RIP Fernando. Good job.

[Hebrews 11:6]

God has selected Fernando to start tomorrow’s game. ¡Fernandomania por siempre!

[Henchster]

On September 24, he stepped down from the booth to “focus on his health.”

On October 1, he was admitted to the hospital with an “unspecified illness.”

Three weeks later he died.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Damn. I still remember that year. The A’s under Billy Martin were the big story in the Bay Area that summer (along with the damned strike), but Fernando-mania was unavoidable that year. RIP.

[lee martell]

63 these days is young.
Eventually, the information on cause of death will come out.

[imabadboy99]

was he vaxxed?

[lee martell]

You have to wonder.

[cherry]

There was some talk back in the day that perhaps he was older and they had fudged his age...regardless,rip..

How I miss heroes.

[fidelis]

Another icon of my youth gone. What a sensation he was at the time. Rest in peace, El Solo Toro.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Wow, a month to stepping down for health reasons to passing away. How sad. Some diseases move real quickly.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Damn that sucks a true legend RIP

[Dr. Sivana]

Dang. Still young. Terrible.

There have always been rumors that he lied about his age when he came up. Still young.

[chrisinoc]

“There was some talk back in the day that perhaps he was older and they had fudged his age...regardless,rip..
How I miss heroes.”

Vin Scully said Fernando was the oldest looking teenager he’d ever seen when Fernando made his Dodger debut in late 1980 season.

[BenLurkin]

Yes. When he broke into the league he looked a LOT older than claimed.

Suspected at the time he was playing under an assumed identity for personal reasons.

[doorgunner69]

Used to get a big kick out of him at bat. If he got to base, he would get winded running to the next base.

[A strike]

Why would he need to lie about his age?

Vin Scully was THE GOAT !!!!!!

[NoLibZone]

I was fortunate enough to see him pitch a few games in dodger Stadium.
May he rest in peace