Fernando Valenzuela, one of the most popular players in Dodgers history, became a U.S. citizen Wednesday.
The Dodgers and @USCIS proudly congratulate & welcome Fernando Valenzuela as a #NewUScitizen! http://t.co/D5L1xZOXm3 pic.twitter.com/FeeyWFJAme
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 22, 2015Valenzuela, a native of Mexico, sparked one of baseball’s biggest phenomena with “Fernandomania” in the 1980s.
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In 1981, he became the first player to win Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in the same season.
Valenzuela, 54, calls Dodgers games for Spanish-language radio broadcasts.