Four decades after his 1981 debut with the Dodgers, Fernandomania lives on. From his perch in the Dodgers broadcast booth, the kid from Etchohuaquila remains a global baseball ambassador and a ...

Fernando Valenzuela literally roped me into his life. It was in the spring of 1989, my first full year covering the Dodgers for The Times, and I was still in awe of this legend that I had not yet met.

Fernando Valenzuela, the left-handed Dodgers pitcher who took Los Angeles by storm in the 1980s, has died at 63. The club announced the news Tuesday on social media. Valenzuela, who was born and ...

“Fernando Valenzuela was one of the most impactful players of his generation,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement on Tuesday night. “With his distinctive pitching ...

Pitcher Fernando Valenzuela winds up during a 1985 game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Rick Stewart/Getty Images) Fernando Valenzuela was my childhood idol. Like many Mexican kids of my ...

By The Associated Press Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981 ...

Fernando Valenzuela, who died on Tuesday at age 63, was a teenage phenomenon from Mexico who remade the Dodgers’ fan base and put his country on the baseball map. By Scott Miller Reporting from ...

Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. He was 63.

LOS ANGELES — Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981 ...