Fernando Valenzuela burst onto the scene as a 20-year-old phenom in 1981 when he won NL Rookie of the Year AND Cy Young Awards, leading the…

Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela tips his sombero at a news conference in Los Angeles Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1981 after he was named National League Rookie of the Year. Valenzuela was

Remembering 'Fernandomania' four decades on, and how it changed the game

The day Fernando Valenzuela threw 146 pitches in a complete-game victory to rescue the Dodgers in the 1981 World Series - The Athletic

Fernando Valenzuela, Rookie of Year and Cy Young Award - RetroSeasons

Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela tips his sombero at a news conference in Los Angeles Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1981 after he was named National League Rookie of the Year. Valenzuela was

Los Angeles Dodgers on X: The 1981 Cy young Award winner, Fernando Valenzuela holding the 2011 Cy Young Award. #ThinkBlue / X

Fernando Valenzuela, Rookie of Year and Cy Young Award - RetroSeasons

Fernando Valenzuela - Awards - The Baseball Cube

Fernando Valenzuela, Rookie of Year and Cy Young Award - RetroSeasons

Fernandomania! The Rookie Phenom Who Became A Dodgers Icon

Fernando Valenzuela, Rookie of Year and Cy Young Award - RetroSeasons

Fernandomania – Society for American Baseball Research

Silver Slugger award winner Fernando Valenzuela

1981 - Fernando Valenzuela sets the National League rookie record with