 An abortive attempt at a comeback with the California Angels failed later that summer.Valenzuela signed with the Detroit Tigers in the spring of 1992, but he never played for the team, and was out of the Majors in 1992, with his contract being purchased by Jalisco of the Mexican League that summer.He pitched and played some first base when he wasn't on the mound before making another brief comeback in 1993 with the Baltimore Orioles.