Fernando Valenzuela, the 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. TMZ Sports obtained the document on Tuesday.

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.

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