Boyle Heights will soon welcome a mural to honor one of the most celebrated Dodgers in history, Fernando Valenzuela. Robert Vargas, the muralist behind Shohei Ohtani’s mural on the Miyako hotel ...

Fernando Valenzuela burst onto the scene for the Los Angeles Dodgers and quickly became a fan favorite in the Hispanic community.

In 1978, legendary Dodgers scout Mike Brito went to the city of Silao in Guanajuato, Mexico, to see a shortstop named Ali Uscanga. During a game, the unheard of Valenzuela came in for relief after ...

"The Los Angeles Dodgers mourn the passing of legendary pitcher Fernando Valenzuela," read the post, which featured a photo of Valenzuela pitching in his Dodgers uniform. The image read ...

Valenzuela played the 1979 for the Class High-A Lodi Dodgers, but the scout, Mike Brito realized the pitcher needed a bit more to make it to the majors. Brito told Valenzuela to learn how to throw ...

In 1978, legendary Dodger scout Mike Brito made a trip to Silao, Mexico and got his first glimpse of Valenzuela on the mound. The 17-year-old impressed the veteran scout, not just with his ...

Valenzuela, a left-hander from Navojoa, Mexico, was scouted by Mike Brito, who had originally visited ... on Uscanga to strike him out, with the scout noting that he “forgot all about the ...