Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela: cause of death revealed

Fernando ValenzuelaThe cause of death has been revealed – the Los Angeles Dodgers legend died of septic shock.

TMZ Sports received the 1981 World Series champion Death certificate …which listed decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis as underlying causes.

The medical examiner also suspects that Valenzuela suffered from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare brain disease.

The 63-year-old’s occupation is listed as “sports presenter”.

The document also states that Valenzuela was cremated… and his remains are at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, where Paul Walker, Carrie Fisher And Brittany Murphy were laid to rest.

As we already reported, the Mexican Death of an athlete was announced on October 22nd … less than a month after he left his job with the Dodgers’ Spanish broadcast team to focus on his health.

Valenzuela was a six-time All-Star…and won the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in 1981. He played 17 seasons in the MLB…and also played for the Angels, Orioles, Phillies, Padres and Cardinals.