Félix Abraham Hernández (born April 8, 1986 in Valencia, Venezuela), nicknamed "King Félix", is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners.
Like some other pitchers, Hernández wears a long-sleeved undershirt beneath his uniform jersey. While typically this is done to keep the pitcher's arm from getting chilled, Hernández wears it even in the hottest weather. For him it serves to keep perspiration from running down his arms and interfering with his hand's grip on the baseball.
Hernández won the 2010 American League Cy Young Award as he finished the season 13–12 with a 2.27 ERA, 232 K's and 249.2 innings pitched, leading the league in all of the categories except wins. His 13 wins are the fewest by a starting pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in a non-shortened season (Fernando Valenzuela won 13 games in a strike-shortened season). He was also named the Sporting News AL Pitcher of the Year. The Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards named him its AL Cy Young Winner.
Felix Hernandez Performance
Hernández represented his native Venezuela in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. In his first outing, he pitched four innings in relief, surrendering only one hit while not allowing a run. In his next game, Hernández shut out Puerto Rico over 4.2 innings.
On January 21, 2010, the Seattle Mariners and Hernández agreed to a 5-year contract extension worth about $108 million, which added to the involved offseason in which the Mariners traded for Cliff Lee and Milton Bradley. On June 3, 2010, Felix struck out four batters in one inning. He did so by striking out Joe Mauer on a wild pitch before striking out Justin Morneau. He is the third Mariner to accomplish this feat.
Mariners 34 Felix hernandez Costume
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