Fernandomania forever | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 12

(English and Spanish subtitles available)

Four decades after his 1981 debut with the Dodgers, Fernandomania lives on. From his perch in the Dodgers broadcast booth, the kid from Etchohuaquila remains a global baseball ambassador and a hero to multiple generations of Angelenos, whose Dodgers fandom can be traced to Valenzuela’s magical rookie season.

Fernando, the hero - https://youtu.be/f5nQwnSKrcQ
Fernando discovered - https://youtu.be/79ocO5FEghs
Chavez Ravine ghosts - https://youtu.be/v1LvQvRpfvg
‘Mexican Sandy Koufax’ - https://youtu.be/xW5NZUwaD5U
1981 Opening Day - https://youtu.be/n7m1-qinXck
A changed fanbase - https://youtu.be/YOAKbYU14H0
The screwball - https://youtu.be/ppLoI28yhv8
The media adapts - https://youtu.be/iQ7bbWzsCSM
Jaime Jarrín talks Fernandomania - https://youtu.be/UyeqN85rQAQ
Meeting President Reagan - https://youtu.be/nfHkikIi9eQ
Other Dodgers pitchers on Fernandomania - https://youtu.be/ejBsx-ePhb8
Fernando’s influence on the arts - https://youtu.be/IdoLjJpuYns
Manny Mota on Fernando’s jokes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2kVmSdQl7Q
The 1981 World Series victory - https://youtu.be/wE4MCFFVfrU
Even Danny Trejo was star struck by Fernando Valenzuela - https://youtu.be/d2Ka2geQ0SM
Fernandomania Forever - https://youtu.be/xOlz0_64P5Q

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