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 ...

Editor's note: Fernando Valenzuela, the former Dodgers pitcher and Spanish-language broadcaster, died on Tuesday night, the team announced. This story originally ran before he was inducted into ...

Fernando Valenzuela, who took the baseball world by storm in 1981, has died at the age of 63. Valenzuela, who started his career as a rookie with the Los Angeles Dodgers, was battling health ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Focus on Sport/Getty Former Major League Baseball pitcher and broadcaster Fernando Valenzuela has died, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Tuesday night. He was 63. The Dodgers organization did not ...