Meet Fernando Valenzuela, a young pitcher from Mexico, who electrified the baseball world with his lefty screwball pitching for the L.A. Dodgers. A crazy Fernandomania stardom sparked thousands of baseball fans to follow him like a rockstar, selling out ballparks across the country. Learn how Fernando's popularity and athletic talent launched baseball as a global sport, widening the playing field to ball players from Mexico, the Caribbean, Japan, Korea and more.
Both English and Spanish editions are available.