Baseball Legend Fernando Valenzuela Died At The Age Of 63

While he played for six teams, his longest tenure was with the Los Angeles Dodgers for a decade.

Fernando Valenzuela has died at the age of 63.

The Mexican-born baseball player quickly became a admired sensation who inspired “Fernandomania.”

Valenzuela pitched for 17 seasons starting in 1980 to 1997. While he played for six teams, his longest tenure was with the Los Angeles Dodgers for a decade.

The pitcher won the NL Cy Young award and Rookie of the Year in 1981. In 2003 he became a Spanish-language broadcaster for the dodgers before he stepped away to “focus on his health.”

Though Valenzuela has not been elected to the baseball hall of fame, he remains a part of Cooperstown, which features several of his artifacts, including a signed ball from his no-hitter in 1990.