Former Yankees Pitcher, ERA Champion Dies
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers will meet in the World Series beginning with Game 1 on Friday in Los Angeles. The evening was already scheduled to include a time to mourn. Fernando Valenzuela, who started and won Game 3 of the 1981 World Series – the last time the Dodgers and Yankees played for a championship – passed away on Tuesday. Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement that Valenzuela’s memory would be honored during the World Series.
More News: How To Watch Every Dodgers-Yankees World Series Game According to a report, another participant in the last Dodgers-Yankees World Series has passed away. Author and journalist Jeff Pearlman relayed the sad news about pitcher Rudy May on his TikTok account Wednesday: May was 80 years old.
Although his cause of death is not known, according to Montreal Expos historian Danny Gallagher, May had been suffering from diabetes. May won an ERA title and appeared in three World Series games, all in 1981, during his career with the Yankees, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, and Montreal Expos. In a 16-year big league career, May went 152-156 with a 3.46 ERA. He led the American League in ERA in 1980.
