Fernando Valenzuela

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Fernando Valenzuela is a Mexican former Major League Baseball pitcher who became a cultural phenomenon in the 1980s, known for his dominant performances, distinctive screwball, and key role in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ success.

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Fernando Valenzuela canonical 7
Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball player
baseball player
human
pitcher
awardReceived All-Star selection
Gold Glove Award
Cy Young Award
surface form: National League Cy Young Award

National League Rookie of the Year Award
Silver Slugger Award
bats right
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
dateOfBirth 1960-11-01
ethnicGroup Mexican
familyName Valenzuela
fullName Fernando Valenzuela self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea
givenName Fernando
hallOfFame Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
inductedIntoHallOfFame Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
influenced growth of Latino fan base for Los Angeles Dodgers
jerseyNumber 34
languageSpoken Spanish
laterOccupation baseball broadcaster
team executive
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Baltimore Orioles
Los Angeles Angels
surface form: California Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers
Monterrey Sultanes
Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres
St. Louis Cardinals
MLBDebutDate 1980-09-15
MLBDebutTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
notableAchievement led National League in strikeouts in 1981
pitched no-hitter for Los Angeles Dodgers in 1990
won Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in same season
notableFor cultural phenomenon known as "Fernandomania"
popularizing baseball among Mexican-American communities in Los Angeles
screwball pitch
numberOfAllStarSelections 6
numberRetired 34
placeOfBirth Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
positionPlayed pitcher
season 1981
sport baseball
teamRetiredNumber Los Angeles Dodgers
teamWonWorldSeriesWith Los Angeles Dodgers
throws left
workedFor Los Angeles Dodgers Spanish-language broadcasts
worldSeriesChampion 1981

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Los Angeles Dodgers notablePlayer Fernando Valenzuela
Fernando Valenzuela fullName Fernando Valenzuela self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea
Valenzuela hasNotableBearer Fernando Valenzuela
Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico birthplaceOf Fernando Valenzuela
subject surface form: Navojoa
cultural phenomenon known as "Fernandomania" mainSubject Fernando Valenzuela
subject surface form: Fernandomania
cultural phenomenon known as "Fernandomania" namedAfter Fernando Valenzuela
subject surface form: Fernandomania