The cause of death of Los Angeles Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela has been revealed following his passing late last month.
On October 22, the 1981 World Series champion died at age 63, days before his beloved team returned to the championship series to face the New York Yankees.
sports obtained his death certificate on Tuesday, which listed decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis and nonalcoholic cirrhosis steatohepatitis as underlying causes.
The medical examiner also suspects that Valenzuela suffered from a rare brain disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, according to TMZ Sports.
Valenzuela’s occupation is listed as ‘Sports Announcer’ in the document.
The certificate also indicates that the baseball legend was cremated. His remains are at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, where Paul Walker, Carrie Fisher and Brittany Murphy were buried.
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