Fernando Valenzuela, the beloved Los Angeles Dodgers pitching ace who helped the team win the 1981 World Series, died of septic shock last month, according to his death certificate.

Fernando Valenzuela, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching ace who helped the team win the 1981 World Series, died of septic shock last month.

Fernando Valenzuela’s cause of death has been determined after the Dodgers legend died last month at the age of 63. According to his death certificate, the broadcaster and former pitched died due to decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis.

Legendary Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela's cause of death was septic shock, according to a death certificate obtained by TMZ.

Fernando Valenzuela, the Dodgers pitching ace who helped the team win the 1981 World Series, died of septic shock last month, according to his death certificate.

Before Game 1 of the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers said a long farewell to Fernando Valenzuela. The franchise legend, whose number was retired by the team in 2023, died at age 63 four days before the World Series began,

The underlying cause of death comes almost a month after the beloved Dodgers' pitcher was pronounced dead from a mysterious illness.

The player's death certificate lists decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis as underlying causes for the condition