Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Legendary Mexican pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who won Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award honors and a World Series in 1981 while with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died, the team announced. He was 63.

The Dodgers said the man who inspired the fan fueled "Fernandomania" movement died Tuesday in Los Angeles. They did not provide a cause of death.

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