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Luis Cruz, newest member of Dodgers Spanish-language broadcast team, remains fan favorite
1 month, 1 week ago

Luis Cruz, newest member of Dodgers Spanish-language broadcast team, remains fan favorite

LA Times  

Twelve years later, the chants hadn’t changed. “The level of excitement these couple days have been really, really high,” Cruz said in a phone interview Thursday from Mexico, where he was finishing his playing career in his country’s winter league. “A lot of fans saying ‘Cruuuz, welcome back!’ It was so many messages that I’m like, ‘Wow, it’s been 12 …

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Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela remembered for having ‘the heart of a lion’ at his funeral
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela remembered for having ‘the heart of a lion’ at his funeral

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Fernando Valenzuela was remembered for “having the heart of a lion” throughout his stellar pitching career with the Los Angeles Dodgers during a funeral highlighting his Catholic faith on Wednesday. Valenzuela died on Oct. 22 at age 63, three days before the Dodgers began their eventual run to the franchise’s eighth World Series championship, beating the New …

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Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela remembered for having 'the heart of a lion' at his funeral
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela remembered for having 'the heart of a lion' at his funeral

The Independent  

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In Fernando Valenzuela’s hometown, mourning and memories of how ‘The Lefty’ got his start
1 month, 3 weeks ago

In Fernando Valenzuela’s hometown, mourning and memories of how ‘The Lefty’ got his start

LA Times  

In April 1981, four of Fernando Valenzuela’s brothers — Daniel, left, Avelino, Francisco and Manuel Valenzuela — visit the field in Etchohuaquila, Sonora, Mexico, where they learned to play baseball. “It’s hard to believe, no?” El Zurdo — “The Lefty” — would be Fernando Valenzuela, the youngest of 12 children from this desert hamlet in northwest Mexico who would corral …

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Jaime Jarrín on Fernando Valenzuela: ‘He was so smart. ... He was a marvel, really’
2 months ago

Jaime Jarrín on Fernando Valenzuela: ‘He was so smart. ... He was a marvel, really’

LA Times  

Hall of Fame Dodgers Spanish-language broadcaster Jaime Jarrín rose to national prominence when he became Fernando Valenzuela’s interpreter during his rookie season. Sometimes Fernando’s agent Tony DeMarco also came, and we always left a day before the team in order to meet the requests of the press in all the cities. Jaime Jarrín, left, talks to Fernando Valenzuela before a …

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Fans at Dodger Stadium and around L.A. honor Fernando Valenzuela
2 months ago

Fans at Dodger Stadium and around L.A. honor Fernando Valenzuela

LA Times  

Lifelong Dodger fans Manny Acosta, 59, and his brother, Jose Acosta, 60, sit on Vin Scully Avenue, just feet away from the shrine at the Dodger Stadium sign dedicated to the life of Fernando Valenzuela. Manny Acosta sits in the “Dodger Dodge,” his truck wrapped in Dodger blue featuring the team’s logo and an image of Fernando Valenzuela pitching. “I’m …

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Column: Why Fernando Valenzuela’s magic should ensure him a spot in the Hall of Fame
2 months ago

Column: Why Fernando Valenzuela’s magic should ensure him a spot in the Hall of Fame

LA Times  

That was the nickname fans bestowed upon Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela early in his career. Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda played him until his once-powerful left arm hung like a torn rubber band — yet another overworked, underappreciated Mexican in Los Angeles. The Dodgers brought Valenzuela back in 2003 as a color commentator for its Spanish language broadcasts but never leaned …

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Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela, who changed MLB by sparking Fernandomania, dies at 63
2 months ago

Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela, who changed MLB by sparking Fernandomania, dies at 63

LA Times  

His journey from a small town in Mexico to rousing success in Major League Baseball inspired generations of fans and created a seismic shift in the demographics of the Dodgers fan base. “It is the most puzzling, wonderful, rewarding thing I think we’ve seen in baseball in many, many years,” Vin Scully exclaimed on the air after the fifth of …

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Fernando Valenzuela’s number retirement celebrated by Jaime Jarrín and Julio Urías
1 year, 10 months ago

Fernando Valenzuela’s number retirement celebrated by Jaime Jarrín and Julio Urías

LA Times  

Fernando Valenzuela throws out the ceremonial first pitch during the 2022 MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium. “This,” the Dodgers’ recently retired Spanish radio voice said after the team announced it would retire Fernando Valenzuela’s No. They could have done it several years ago.” Dodgers Spanish-language announcer Jaime Jarrín, left, talks to former player and broadcast partner Fernando Valenzuela before …

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Panama hat and radar gun, Mike Brito was fixture with Dodgers
2 years, 5 months ago

Panama hat and radar gun, Mike Brito was fixture with Dodgers

LA Times  

Dodgers scout Mike Brito in his familiar position at Dodger Stadium, behind home plate with radar gun in hand, measuring the velocity of incoming pitches. “Whether it was finding Bobby Castillo in a semipro game on Tuesday night in Los Angeles or finding Fernando Valenzuela in the Mexican League, he never followed the crowd.” Dodgers scout Mike Brito looks on …

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