{"id":7105,"date":"2024-10-03T08:10:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T08:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=7105"},"modified":"2024-10-03T08:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T08:10:54","slug":"dodgers-icon-fernando-valenzuela-steps-away-from-broadcast-booth-amid-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=7105","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Icon Fernando Valenzuela Steps Away From Broadcast Booth Amid Health Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_jjmvck-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The longtime pitcher has been a fixture on Los Angeles&#8217;s airwaves for decades.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\"><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_8001,h_4500,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/si\/01j972x2nzbgjk51y62p.jpg\" alt=\"Apr 1, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers former pitcher Fernando Valenzuela attends the game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium.\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Apr 1, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers former pitcher Fernando Valenzuela attends the game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. \/ Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kzi5ft2jn\">Former\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0pitcher Fernando Valenzuela is stepping away from the team&#8217;s broadcasting booth for the remainder of the 2024 season to focus on his health, the team announced in a statement Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0zfcgrlum\">&#8220;Fernando Valenzuela has stepped away from the Dodger broadcast booth for the remainder of this year to focus on his health,&#8221; the Dodgers said. &#8220;He and his family truly appreciate the love and support of fans as he aims to return for the 2025 season, and they have asked for privacy during this time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xuvtydqnm\">Valenzuela, 63, is\u00a0reportedly\u00a0in the hospital at this time for unspecified reasons.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_68y0dmrsx\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1841508529124843815&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fmlb%2Fdodgers-icon-fernando-valenzuela-steps-away-from-broadcast-booth-amid-health-issues&amp;sessionId=479738e6d54dd181b1a617485b7af770602d9539&amp;siteScreenName=SInow&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1841508529124843815\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_oo4op1eeo\">The ex-pitcher\u2014a native of Etchohuaquila, Mexico\u2014has been a fixture on the Dodgers&#8217; Spanish-language television and radio broadcasts since the mid-2000s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_b2n1gpkdr\">With the Dodgers, Valenzuela made six All-Star teams from 1980 to 1990. 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