#OnThisDay in 2024, #FernandoValenzuela, Mexican Baseball HOF pitcher (NL Cy Young Award & Rookie of the Year 1981; 6 x #MLB All Star; World Series 1981, 88 LA Dodgers), died from #livercancer at 63.
#RIP 🥀🪦⚰️
Dodgers Legend Fernando Valenzuela’s Cause Of Death Revealed

Fernando Valenzuela's cause of death has been determined after the Dodgers legend died last month at the age of 63.

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Dodgers will wear patch honoring Fernando Valenzuela in World Series and 2025 – East Bay Times

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers will wear a patch on their uniforms honoring Fernando Valenzuela during the World Series.

Valenzuela died this week at age 63. The patch will feature his uniform number 34 and his first name and will appear on the left jersey sleeve. The Dodgers will wear the patch for the 2025 season as well.

#Dodgers #FernandoValenzuela #MLB #WorldSeries

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/10/25/dodgers-will-wear-patch-honoring-fernando-valenzuela-in-world-series/

Dodgers will wear patch honoring Fernando Valenzuela in World Series and 2025

A franchise icon, Valenzuela died earlier this week. The Dodgers will wear his name and number on their jerseys during the World Series and throughout the 2025 season.

East Bay Times

RIP Fernando. From an old SF Giants fan converted to an LA Dodgers fan... thanks for the screwballs & the memories.

#goblue #FernandoValenzuela #dodgers #losangeles

Fernando Valenzuela’s Magical Life and Tragic Death Reminds Us That Immigration Is Beautiful | The Nation

Three days before the Los Angeles Dodgers face off against the New York Yankees in the World Series, the star of the last Dodgers team to beat the Yankees in the Series, #FernandoValenzuela, died at 63 years old.

He was a true original, with a pitching windup that inspired poets.

#Dodgers #LosAngeles #Baseball #MLB #Mexican

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/fernando-valenzuela-baseball-dodgers-obit/

Fernando Valenzuela’s Magical Life and Tragic Death Reminds Us That Immigration Is Beautiful

The Dodgers pitcher had a legendary rookie year in 1981 in which he helped defeat the Yankees in the World Series.

The Nation
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2.Deyverson Silva #DeyversonSilva
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How Fernando drew thousands of extra fans

“I truly believe," legendary Dodgers broadcaster Jaime Jarrín once said, "that there is no other player in Major League history who created more new fans than Fernando Valenzuela. Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Joe DiMaggio, even Babe Ruth did not. Fernando turned so many people from Mexico, Central America, South America

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As a kid, I recall when #FernandoValenzuela 's national league teams would visit and play the local team, and if it was his turn to pitch, it'd likely be a low scoring game for the home team. He played 17 years as a pitcher. That's amazing.