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Herzog did say that he would start right-swinging Cesar Cedeno in right field against Valenzuela...
Lefthander Fernando Valenzuela opens the National League playoffs for the Los Angeles Dodgers tomorrow night and his appearance on the mound may force St. Louis to bench rookie speedster Vince Coleman...
Many state and local agencies take a similar approach. Both Valenzuela and his wife Elvira, 38, secured California drivers' licenses by showing their Mexican birth certificates and by passing a driving test and a written examination in Spanish. When the Valenzuelas registered their cars they needed no immigration documents. The same was true when they borrowed money from a major California bank, first to buy a car and later to nurture their business. "Anybody asks, I just say 'American citizen,' and I show them my driver's license and Social Security card," Valenzuela says...
...couple have three Mexican-born children and one, Enriqueta, who gained her coveted American citizenship the most direct way: born in the U.S.A. After her birth in 1977, Valenzuela filed a residency application, which is still pending. Such long waits are common. The Valenzuela children were enrolled in the Los Angeles public schools without any inquiry into their immigration status. After school, the boys, Ricardo, 16, and Jorge, 15, work in the family business, changing and repairing tires, while Leticia, 14, helps keep the books. The girls also do many of the household chores, because their mother badly twisted...
...many Hispanic fighters who are ranking contenders (Cruiserweight Carlos "Sugar" DeLeon, from Puerto Rico, is world champion). Almost 100 of the roughly 1,000 players in major league baseball at the beginning of the season were born in Latin America. A Hispanic All-Star team might include Pitchers Fernando Valenzuela, Joaquin Andujar and Willie Hernandez; Infielders Rod Carew, Damaso Garcia and Dave Concepcion; Outfielders Tony Armas and Pedro Guerrero...