Remembering the player behind ‘Fernandomania’
Fernando Valenzuela, who died Tuesday, was more than just the first Mexican superstar in Major League Baseball; he helped soothe longstanding resentments in a displaced community
Wednesday that Fernando Valenzuela passed awaylate Tuesday night at the age of 63. The legendary pitcher debuted late in the 1980 season as a 19-year-old, but it would not be until his first full season when the rookie would initiate “,” fascinating not only Dodgers and baseball fans, but people throughout the United States and Latin America.
Valenzuela helped