Septic shock is a life-threatening condition that occurs when organs malfunction, leading to dangerously low blood pressure.

Legendary Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela died of septic shock, according to his death certificate.  Valenzuela passed away last month at 63, an

Los Angeles Dodgers pitching great Fernando Valenzuela's cause of death last month was septic shock, according to his death certificate.

Valenzuela died last month at the age of 63 and TMZ obtained his death certificate on Tuesday, which also noted decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis as underlying causes for the pitcher’s death.

The cause of death has been released for Los Angeles Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela. TMZ was the first to report that the all-star pitcher died of septic shock. The gossip site obtained Valenzuela’s death certificate.

In addition to his cause of death, the medical examiner suspects the Cy Young award winner ​may have suffered from a rare brain disease.

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