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"Fernandomania"
"Fernandomania" swept through Southern California and the nation's Mexican American population in 1981, when twenty-year-old Fernando Valenzuela, tossing screwballs for the Los Angeles Dodgers, started the season 8-0. He finished it as a World Series-ring-wearing Rookie of the Year and Cy Young award winner. Credited with expanding the Dodgers' fan base that is now more than forty percent Hispanic, Valenzuela is a commentator for Spanish-language radio sportscasts. A native of Etchohuaquila, Mexico, he became a United States citizen in 2015. |