Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea, nicknamed "El Toro", was a Mexican professional baseball pitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons, from 1980 to 1997. He played for six MLB teams, most prominently with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who signed him in 1979 and gave him his MLB debut in 1980.
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Valenzuela warming up for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981![In 1981, President Ronald Reagan invited Valenzuela to the White House for a state luncheon with Mexican president José López Portillo.[17]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/President_Ronald_Reagan_shaking_hands_with_Fernando_Valenzuela_and_Antonio_DeMarco_with_Leonore_Annenberg_in_the_background_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-President_Ronald_Reagan_shaking_hands_with_Fernando_Valenzuela_and_Antonio_DeMarco_with_Leonore_Annenberg_in_the_background_%28cropped%29.jpg)
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan invited Valenzuela to the White House for a state luncheon with Mexican president José López Portillo.[17]
Valenzuela was named to six consecutive MLB All-Star Games.
Valenzuela pitching for the California Angels in 1991
Valenzuela in 2007
Fernando Valenzuela's number 34 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023.Awards 7
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Roy CampanellaAlso won Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame_(50389894478)_(cropped).jpg?width=120)
Jacob deGromAlso won Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award
Gerrit ColeAlso won Cy Young Award
Joan SebastianAlso won Ohtli Award
J. T. RealmutoAlso won Major League Baseball All-Star
Evan LongoriaAlso won Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year AwardAbout this person
Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea, nicknamed "El Toro", was a Mexican professional baseball pitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons, from 1980 to 1997. He played for six MLB teams, most prominently with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who signed him in 1979 and gave him his MLB debut in 1980. Valenzuela batted and threw left-handed, with an unorthodox windup. He was one of a small number of pitchers who regularly threw a screwball in the modern era.
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