- Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea, is a Mexican former Major League Baseball pitcher who played seventeen seasons, from 1980 to 1997, for six teams, primarily the Los Angeles Dodgers
| Born: | 01 November 1960 Comment | | How old is Fernando Valenzuela in 2024? / Age: | 63 years
| | Zodiac sign: | Scorpio |
Fernando Valenzuela Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Fernando Valenzuela worth? | Under review
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Fernando Valenzuela facts
- He batted and threw left-handed
- He has a career won-loss record of 173–153 and a 3
- 54 earned run average (ERA)
- Valenzuela was notable for his unorthodox windup and for being one of a small number of pitchers who threw a screwball regularly
- Never a particularly hard thrower, the Dodgers felt he needed another pitch; he was taught the screwball in 1979 by teammate Bobby CastillonValenzuela was signed by the Dodgers on July 6, 1979 and debuted late in the 1980 season
- In 1981, in what came to be called “Fernandomania”, Valenzuela rose from relative obscurity to achieve superstardom
- He won his first eight starts (five of them shutouts)
- Valenzuela finished with a record of 13-7 and had a 2
- 48 ERA; the season was shortened by a player’s strike
- He became the first, and to date, the only player to win both Cy Young and rookie of the year awards in the same season
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