HERMOSILLO, SON.- The best Mexican baseball player who has had the Major League Baseball (MLB) it is without a doubt Fernando Valenzuelathe well-known “Toro” dazzled as a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighties, but despite this, has not had the honor of being inducted into the Major League Hall of Famea situation that they try to change from Change.org.
On the online petition platform there is one dedicated to the player from Sonora, where it is explained that Cooperstown needs the inclusion of the first Mexican player recognized with the Major League Hall of Fame, and that honor should go to Fernando Valenzuela following the five established requirements.
“The 5 requirements established by the Cooperstown Hall of Fame are: statistics, character, integrity, contribution to the game and sportsmanship, Fernando has the necessary statistics for his entry and in the other four areas he is the best example of what can be a member of this precinctreads the initiative.
This petition has been launched by the so-called Committee Pro Fernando Valenzuela to Cooperstown, and where just over 400 people have signed the application in two weeks from the start.
In this call it is recalled that Fernando Valenzuela managed to conquer the Major Leagues with his charisma, ability, talent which also led him to win the 1981 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at age 20, giving rise to the well-known “Fernandomania” that led the eyes of thousands of Hispanics to the “king of sports.”
Currently, Fernando Valenzuela is committed to promoting the young promises of baseball and as owner of the Quintana Roo Tigers he does not abandon his passion for the sport, But his successful 17-year Major League career hasn’t been enough for him to have his plaque in Cooperstown.
In the history of the Hall of Fame, created in 1936, a dozen Latin American players were elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) to the Hall of Fame. Of the group, pitchers Juan Marichal (1983) and Pedro Martínez (2015), outfielder Vladimir Guerrero (2018) and David Ortiz (2022) are natives of Dominican Republic, the foreign country with the highest representation every year in the Major Leagues (MLB) of North American baseball.
