Fernando Valenzuela: Celebrated Ace Pitcher and Ambassador of Baseball
[ad_1] Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Network. On October 23, 1981 in Los Angeles, the Dodgers found themselves down two games to none against the Yankees in the World Series. They needed a win at Dodger Stadium to keep their hopes alive. Enter Fernando Valenzuela, the 20-year-old Mexican southpaw who had taken the baseball world by storm…