The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Fernando Valenzuela, a franchise icon since taking the baseball world by storm with his legendary 1981 rookie season, has stepped away from his role as a Spanish-language radio broadcaster for the remainder of the postseason “to focus on his health.”
The club added Valenzuela “aims to return for the 2025 season.”
Valenzuela, 63, has been part of the Dodgers’ broadcast team since 2003, which was six years after his playing days had ended and 14 years after he threw his last pitch for the Dodgers.