Fernando Valenzuela is one of the most endearing pitchers of the last forty years and we will be entitled to a series on his career.
According The Hollywood Reporter, Universal Content Production has teamed up with the Mexican gunner to develop a television series about his life and career. We do not yet know on which platform it will be offered.
Here is how Universal describes the series: “This is the first time that Fernando Valenzuela has told his story. This series will follow the legendary Dodgers pitcher from his early days on dusty fields in rural Mexico to winning the World Series in 1981, which allowed him to change baseball forever.
The project is led by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster who notably sign the remake of Bambi for Disney. Major League Baseball is also involved through MLB Studios.
great career
Valenzuela is now a descriptor of Dodgers games in Spanish. He spent 17 seasons in the majors.
He began his career in 1980 as a reliever and was the starting pitcher for the Dodgers in the 1981 season opener, which caused a surprise.
He saw his love rating skyrocket when he won his first eight starts in which he maintained a 0.50 run allowed average.
He then became the first player to win the Rookie of the Year award as well as the Cy Young Trophy, awarded to the top pitcher, in the same season.
He retired in 1997, but returned to the Dodgers in 2003 to work on the Spanish game description team.
The Dodgers announced earlier this year that his number 34 would be retired in August as part of a three-day party that will be called Fernandomania.
2023-05-01 18:22:41
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