Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-Born Pitcher Whose Feats for Dodgers Fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ Dies at 63

Fernando Valenzuela throws to the plate during the Old-Timers baseball game, in Los Angeles on June 8, 2013. Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. He was 63.

The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital, but did not provide the cause or other details.