Fernando Valenzuela Dead At 63

This is truly sad. I ordinarily quite like when someone who was born after I was dies, but Fernando, when the Dodgers are about to beat the Yankees again? Bullshit.

He remains the only pitcher in MLB history to win the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season. The left-hander was the National League’s starting pitcher in the All-Star Game in 1981, the same year the Dodgers won the World Series.

The 1981 All-Star Game.