For those who have only read about it or heard about it, Fernandomania was definitely a thing. Trust me. Growing up in Los Angeles, I was not only there for it but the perfect age for it as well. As ...

A review of some of Fernando Valenzuela's most essential baseball cards ...

Fernando Valenzuela improved to 8-0 with an eighth consecutive complete game to begin the 1981 season on this day in Los Angeles Dodgers history. His start against the Montreal Expos on May 14, 1981, ...

When Fernando Valenzuela first stepped onto the mound in 1981, few could have predicted the seismic shift he would create, not just in baseball, but in the cultural fabric of Los Angeles. His untimely ...

On Nov. 11, 1981, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela became the first rookie to ever win the Cy Young Award, edging Tom Seaver of the Cincinnati Reds. Valenzuela additionally was named ...

In 1981, Fernando Valenzuela took the baseball world by storm. RELATED: Dodgers’ Fernando Valenzuela recalled as Latino role model His performance on the mound launched “Fernandomania” and he went on ...

LOS ANGELES – Fernando Valenzuela died this week at 63 only two days before the 43rd anniversary of one of his most prolific games for the Los Angeles Dodgers – a 147-pitch, complete game victory over ...

Fernando Valenzuela had a screwball, but he certainly wasn’t one. Take it from Mike Scioscia, the Dodger who caught most of his pitching starts for more than a decade, starting with the amazing run of ...

Fernando Valenzuela drew Latino communities across Southern California into following Dodger baseball He is the only player to win the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season (1981) ...