Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela will not be part of the team's Spanish-language broadcasts during the playoffs, officials announced Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 5:19PMValenzuela, 63, has been part of the Dodgers' broadcast team since 2003, which was six years after his playing days had ended and 14 years after he threw his last pitch for the Dodgers.announced Fernando Valenzuela, a franchise icon since taking the baseball world by storm with his legendary 1981 rookie season, has stepped away from his role as a Spanish-language radio broadcaster for the remainder of the postseason "to focus on his health.
Valenzuela finished the 1981 season with a 13-7 record, 2.48 ERA, 11 complete games and 8 shutouts. He led the National League with 192 1/3 innings pitched and topped the majors with 180 strikeouts. The dominance, combined with Valenzuela's portly figure, unique windup topped off by a skyward glance, and his Mexican roots, made him a sensation in Southern California, igniting "Fernandomania" across the region.
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