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San Antonio Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela strikes out 15
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Fernando Valenzuela, Rookie of Year and Cy Young Award - RetroSeasons
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Fernando Valenzuela Biography Revisits 'Fernandomania
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Remembering Fernandomania 40 years later
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In 1982, two 20th-inning ejections led Fernando Valenzuela to play
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Following the strike-shortened season, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher
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Fernando Valenzuela Biography Revisits 'Fernandomania
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The day Fernando Valenzuela threw 146 pitches in a complete-game
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Dodgers will retire Fernando Valenzuela's 34