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1981 World Series

Perhaps no Dodger was a better fit for Los Angeles than legendary pitcher Fernando Valenzuela

LOS ANGELES — There weren’t many things that captivated baseball like the phenomenon of “Fernandomania.” When 19-year-old Fernando Valenzuela won the title in his MLB debut for the Dodgers on September 15, 1980, no one knew what the young southpaw’s…