Sunday, February 19, 2012

Fernando Valenzuela


On this date in 1983, Fernando Valenzuela wins his salary arbitration case with the Dodgers and becomes the first player to win a $1 million salary through that process. The Dodgers had offered $750,000 for this season.

"All last year, we tried to teach him English and the only word he learned was 'million.'" - Tommy Lasorda

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