When Fernando Valenzuela first stepped onto ... into an era-defining phenomenon known as Fernandomania. Valenzuela’s rookie ...

In Rickey Henderson, Pete Rose, Willie Mays and Fernando Valenzuela the sport of baseball lost four of its most electric ...

Fernando Valenzuela's legacy in Major League Baseball ... but it was in 1981 when his career reached new heights, becoming the first rookie in history to win both the Cy Young Award and Rookie ...

Fernando Valenzuela was the only rookie to ever win the award, doing so in 1981 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Valenzuela died on October 22, just before his Dodgers began the World Series against ...

Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela's cause of death has been ... Valenzuela had one of the greatest seasons of all time. In his rookie year (1981), the pitcher won the National League Rookie ...

In our look back at the best of sports in 2024, we remember the departure of Fernando Valenzuela and his historic career in the Major Leagues.

Willie Mays. Pete Rose. Fernando Valenzuela. Carl Erskine. And last week, Rickey Henderson. The sports world lost so many ...

Artists pay their respects to Fernando Valenzuela with murals of the Dodgers legend who died in October. Here's where to see ...

Cancel anytime. FILE - Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela tips his sombrero at a news conference after he was named National League Rookie of the Year, Dec. 2, 1981, in Los Angeles.

In the end, the Dodgers won the game, 5-4, largely due to the gritty performance of their rookie left-hander. Valenzuela gave up nine hits and seven walks in a 146-pitch complete-game, spurring ...

FERNANDO VALENZUELA, 63, baseball star ... Valenzuela won the 1981 National League Cy Young Award and the Rookie of the Year Award — and helped the Dodgers win the World Series.

Fernando Valenzuela was remembered for “having the ... The Mexican-born Valenzuela is the only player to earn the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season.