Fernando Valenzuela arrived in Los Angeles in 1980 as a young Mexican and built a community in Chavez Ravine for Mexican ...

Valenzuela, who died Tuesday at age 63, won the NL Cy Young Award and led the Dodgers to a World Series championship in 1981.

But Latino Dodger fans quickly embraced Valenzuela’s pitching talent, called him “El Toro” — “the Bull” — and came to more ...

Fernando Valenzuela was more than just a Dodgers pitcher. He was a friendly soul who forged a strong connection between a city and its baseball team.

Fernando Valenzuela was more than just a Dodgers pitcher. He was a friendly soul who forged a strong connection between a ...

Devoted fans of Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela, who died Tuesday night, Oct. 22, flocked to Dodger Stadium to honor the ...

What Fernando Valenzuela did for the Dodgers and the city of Los Angeles goes far beyond anything he did on the baseball ...

Valenzuela’s phenomenal start to the 1981 season ignited the craze and boosted interest in the team among the region’s ...

specifically here in the Dodger Stadium/Chavez Ravine area.” Casillas added: “Fernando is just somebody who comes across once ...

Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born pitcher who led the Dodgers to a World Series win and vastly expanded MLB's Latino fan ...