Fernando valenzuela dodgers biography for kids

Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (November 1, 1960 – October 22, 2024) was a Mexican-Americanprofessional baseballpitcher.

Fernando valenzuela dodgers biography for kids

Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons, from 1980 to 1991 and 1993 to 1997. In 1981, Valenzuela became extremely popular and his popularity became known as "Fernandomania".^[1] He was honored into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Valenzuela was known for playing with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1980 to 1990. He later played for the California Angels in 1991 before retiring for two years. In 1993, Valenzuela started to play with the Baltimore Orioles.

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He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals during 1994 to 1997.

In 2003, he returned to the Dodgers as a broadcaster. Valenzuela purchased the Mexican League team Tigres de Quintana Roo in 2017.^[2]

Valenzuela was born in Etchohuaquila, Sonora, Mexico.

He became an United States citizen