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LOS ANGELES — Fernando Valenzuela, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching ace who helped the team win the 1981 World Series, died of septic shock last month. That's according to his death certificate, which was acquired by TMZ on Tuesday. The certificate listed septic shock as the immediate cause of death. It's a condition that occurs when organs malfunction. The certificate also listed cirrhosis of the liver as an underlying cause. It also listed a rapidly progressive brain disorder as a "probable" contributing cause. Valenzuela died on Oct. 22 at age 63.
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