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Fernando Valenzuela
Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (November 1, – October 22, ) was a Mexican-Americanprofessional baseballpitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons, from to and to In , Valenzuela became extremely popular and his popularity became known as "Fernandomania".[1] He was honored into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in
Valenzuela was known for playing with the Los Angeles Dodgers from to He later played for the California Angels in before retiring for two years. In , Valenzuela started to play with the Baltimore Orioles. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals during to
In , he returned to the Dodgers as a broadcaster. Valenzuela purchased the Mexican League team Tigres de Quintana Roo in [2]
Valenzuela was born in Etchohuaquila, Sonora, Mexico. He became an United States citizen in [3] In , he married Linda Burgos.[4] They had four children.[5]
On October 1, , it was reported that Valenzuela had been hospitalized for liver cancer-related treatment in Los Angeles, California.[6][7] He died three weeks later while hospitalized on October 22 at the age of [8][1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled 'Fernandomania,' dies at 63". Associated Press. 22 October Retrieved 22 October
- ↑"Valenzuela to buy into Quintana Roo Tigres". .
- ↑Jill Painter Lopez (August 31, ). "Fernando Valenzuela Quietly Affirms His Status as a U.S. Citizen – The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12,
- ↑Castro, Tony (July 8, ). "Something screwy going on here". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 15, Retrieved April 15,
- ↑BroadcastersArchived November 27, , at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 17,
- ↑"Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela reportedly hospitalized". KNBC. October 1, Retrieved October 23,
- ↑Nightengale, Bob. "Dodgers icon Fernando Valenzuela is gone. But 'Fernandomania' will live forever". USA Today. Retrieved October 23,
- ↑Guzman, Ed (October 22, ). "Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela, who sparked Fernandomania, dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 22,