Fernando Valenzuela, Dodgers Pitcher Who Enthralled Fans, Dies at 63
He won the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Awards in 1981, when “Fernandomania” made him a household name and filled ballparks.
by https://www.nytimes.com/by/richard-sandomir · NY TimesFernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born, left-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers who enthralled baseball as a 20-year-old in the 1981 season with a quirky windup out of which he threw his signature screwball, has died. He was 63.
His death was confirmed in a statement on Tuesday by Stan Kasten, the team president and chief executive of the Dodgers. No cause of death was given.
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John Yoon contributed reporting.