Although the inner circle surrounding Fernando “Toro” Valenzuela, the legendary baseball player and former star of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has tried to keep the former idol’s state of health strictly private, this Monday, October 1, the version circulated that he had passed away, something that was inaccurate, according to former teammates of the Mexican pitcher.
What was also commented by sources close to Valenzuela’s family is the origin of his health condition. The former Dodgers pitcher was admitted to a clinic after relapsing in his liver problems and suffering complications.
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In fact, those closest to him admit that the “Toro’s” health condition is extremely serious and that he continues to fight for his life.
Recall that it was Mexican journalist David Faitelson who first commented that Valenzuela had been admitted, which clarified the reason for his absence in the last transmissions of Dodgers games, in which he was commentator of his former team’s games.
Suspicions began to circulate throughout the MLB environment when some journalists close to Valenzuela revealed in private that the Mexican could not return to the television set to be in the 2024 playoffs.
A career full of accomplishments
Fernando Valenzuela remains a baseball icon, especially for Mexican and Latino fans. His breakout year in 1981 saw him lead the Dodgers to a World Series victory. That same year, he made history by winning both the Cy Young Award and the Rookie of the Year Award, a feat no one had achieved before in the same season.
