Fernando Valenzuela, the beloved Los Angeles Dodgers pitching ace who helped the team win the 1981 World Series, died of septic shock last month, according to his death certificate.

Fernando Valenzuela, the Dodgers pitching ace who helped the team win the 1981 World Series, died of septic shock last month, according to his death certificate.

Before Game 1 of the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers said a long farewell to Fernando Valenzuela. The franchise legend, whose number was retired by the team in 2023, died at age 63 four days before the World Series began,