Month: November 2024

Daily Almanac for Friday November 1, 2024: Remembering Former Baseball Hall of Famer Fernando Valenzuela on his birthday; LHP just passed on October 22

By Penny Bancroft FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando βalenˈswela]; November 1, 1960 – October 22, 2024), nicknamed “El Toro“, was a Mexican professional baseball pitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons, from 1980 to 1997 (except for a one-year sabbatical in Mexico in 1992). […]