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

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 nonalcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis as underlying causes for the condition