Robert Vargas had barely wrapped up his first day of work on a Boyle Heights mural honoring Fernando Valenzuela on Tuesday night when he heard the news that the beloved…
El Toro. That was the nickname fans bestowed upon Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela early in his career. Bulls are a symbol of virility and manhood in Hispanic culture, and the…
Open this photo in gallery:Fernando Valenzuela throws during the Old-Timers baseball game, June 8, 2013, in Los Angeles. Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired 'Fernandomania'…
Fernando Valenzuela vanished without saying a word, which, in retrospect, was the most Fernando Valenzuela thing he could have done.Not until he was falsely rumored on social media to have…
Fernando Valenzuela literally roped me into his life.It was in the spring of 1989, my first full year covering the Dodgers for The Times, and I was still in awe…
His journey from a small town in Mexico to rousing success in Major League Baseball inspired generations of fans and created a seismic shift in the demographics of the Dodgers…
