Fernando Valenzuela is a former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 17 seasons. He is best known for his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers, with whom he won the 1981 World Series and was a six-time All-Star. Valenzuela is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Valenzuela was born in Etchohuaquila, Sonora, Mexico, on November 1, 1960. He signed with the Dodgers as an international free agent in 1979 and made his MLB debut in 1980. In 1981, he went 13-7 with a 2.48 ERA and 180 strikeouts in 192 innings pitched. He also threw six complete games and four shutouts. Valenzuela was named the National League (NL) Rookie of the Year and finished second in the NL Cy Young Award voting.
In the 1981 World Series, Valenzuela started two games and pitched a complete game shutout in Game 2. The Dodgers went on to defeat the New York Yankees in six games. Valenzuela was the first Mexican-born player to win a World Series game.
Valenzuela continued to pitch well for the Dodgers in the early 1980s. He won 20 games in 1983 and 17 games in 1984. He also led the NL in strikeouts in 1983 and finished second in the Cy Young Award voting that year.
In 1986, Valenzuela was traded to the California Angels. He pitched for the Angels for three seasons before being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1989. Valenzuela played for the Cardinals for four seasons before being released in 1992.
Valenzuela finished his MLB career with a record of 173-153, a 3.54 ERA, and 2,518 strikeouts. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.
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