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Why Fernandomania still matters
Why Fernandomania still matters
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20 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2021
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In 1981, Los Angeles Dodgers rookie pitcher Fernando Valenzuela uncorked a full-fledged revolution. Baseball, Los Angeles, Latinos, sports — none have been the same since Valenzuela dominated batters four decades ago. He helped to make the national pastime international, bridged racial divides in L.A. and gave Latinos a hero everyone could embrace. Even if you don’t like sports, even if you’re a Yankees fan or — heaven forbid — root for the San Francisco Giants, you gotta know about the legacy of Valenzuela’s magical year from so long ago. It influenced many levels of American society in ways that still resonate today. And you gotta call it by this name: Fernandomania. Our guest is L.A. Times sports columnist Dylan Hernandez.More reading:Column: Fernando Valenzuela’s lasting impact on baseball makes him worthy of Hall of FameColumn: The Gospel of Fernandomania: Forty years later, Fernando Valenzuela still a Mexican American iconWatch the "Fernandomania @ 40" episodes here
Released:
May 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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