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Remembering baseball great Fernando Valenzuela

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela pitches against a San Francisco Giants batter during the first inning at Candlestick Park, Oct. 3, 1982, in San Francisco. (AP Photo, File)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela pitches against a San Francisco Giants batter during the first inning at Candlestick Park, Oct. 3, 1982, in San Francisco. (AP Photo, File)

Baseball great Fernando Valenzuela died at the age of 63. He was an icon in the baseball world and to the Mexican American community.

We revisit a conversation we had about him with Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano.

This segment aired on October 23, 2024.

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