Félix Hernández
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Millions of reasons for Mariners to give thanks ahead of the winter meetings
In this article: Mariners, Carlos Silva, Felix Hernandez, Ian Snell, Willie Bloomquist, Miguel Batista, Jose Lopez, Adrian Beltre, Jarrod Washburn, and Yuniesky Betancourt |
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The Seattle Times | November 18, 2009
Felix Hernandez finally gets some hardware to take home
...the Mariners for The Seattle Times. He provides daily coverage of the team throughout spring training, and during the season. Felix Hernandez finally gets some hardware to take home One day after finishing second in the Cy Young Award race,...
In this article: Luis Aparicio, Cy Young Award, Adam Jones, Erik Bedard, Mariners, White Sox, and Maracaibo, Venezuela
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Mariners' Felix Hernandez finishes second in AL Cy Young voting
...received two first-place votes. "This guy's got a chance to be special," Don Wakamatsu has said of Felix Hernandez. Those who work closest with Felix Hernandez insist his runner-up finish for the 2009 American League Cy Young Award is only...
In this article: Zack Greinke, Rob Johnson, Don Wakamatsu, Mariners, Justin Verlander, and Angels
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Larry Stone: What's next for Felix Hernandez?
Originally published Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:02 PM Larry Stone: What's next for Felix Hernandez? Mariners will try to lock up their 23-year-old star to a long-term contract. But what happens if they can't? This week, we have...
In this article: Mariners, Alex Rodriguez, Seattle, KOMO, and Red Sox
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Rick Adair: Felix is going to get better
...is going to get better" Just got off the phone with Mariners pitching coach Rick Adair, who said Felix Hernandez should be proud of what he accomplished this season. Hernandez finished a distant second to Zack Greinke of the Kansas...
In this article: Zack Greinke, Mariners, Cy Young Award, Kansas City Royals, and The Seattle Times
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Felix vs. Greinke: Cy Young day of reckoning (UPDATE: IT'S GREINKE IN A LANDSLIDE)
...out who wins the American League Cy Young Award today (Tuesday) at about 11 a.m., Pacific time. As much as I admire what Felix Hernandez did this year -- and it was spectacular -- here's why I expect it will be Zack Greinke getting the...
In this article: Zack Greinke, Cy Young, CC Sabathia, Kansas City Star, American League, Pedro Martinez, Mariners, Justin Verlander, and Cliff Lee
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The News Tribune | November 17, 2009
Greinke beats out Felix for AL Cy Young
OTTO GREULE JR. / Getty Images Getty Images The Mariners' Felix Hernandez finished second behind the Royals' Zack Greinke in the 2009 Cy Young Award balloting announced today. BY RONALD BLUM; The Associated Press NEW YORK Zack Greinke...
In this article: Zack Greinke, Brandon Webb, Cy Young Award, Kansas City Royals, Social anxiety disorder, and Kansas City
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Felix Hernandez looks like second-best in AL Cy Young race
Originally published November 16, 2009 at 6:30 PM | Page modified November 17, 2009 at 10:57 AM Felix Hernandez looks like second-best in AL Cy Young race King Felix was great in 2009. But Kansas City's Zack Greinke was better, and will...
In this article: Zack Greinke, American League, Cy Young, Cy Young Award, Royals, CC Sabathia, and Steve Carlton
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Felix Hernandez finishes second in Cy Young voting
...covers the Mariners for The Seattle Times. He provides daily coverage of the team throughout spring training, and during the season. Felix Hernandez finishes second in Cy Young voting This comes as little surprise, but Zack Greinke of the...
In this article: Zack Greinke, Mariners, C.C. Sabathia, The Seattle Times, Roy Halladay, Justin Verlander, and Kansas City Royals
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Hernandez had great season in the wrong year
Let's talk about present-day then, and one of the true franchise players for the Mariners. I'm speaking, of course, about pitcher Felix Hernandez, a contender for the AL Cy Young Award, the winner of which is to be announced at 11 a.m.
In this article: Zack Greinke, Roy Halladay, Mariners, Cy Young Award, When All Is Said and Done, Emmitt Smith, Mike Holmgren, and Pedro Martinez
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Félix Abraham Hernández (born April 8, 1986, in Valencia, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. He is already considered the Mariners' top pitcher at only 23 years of age.
Hernández throws a fastball that has been clocked as high as 100 mph, although he does not rely entirely on overpowering velocity. Instead he often uses a two-seam fastball, which comes in just a bit slower but with more movement and sink as it approaches the batter. His repertoire of pitches also includes a hard curve, a changeup, and a slider, all of which he can throw extremely well (he avoided the slider early in his career because the team was concerned it might injure his arm). When at his best, Hernández can induce a steady procession of groundball outs and strikeouts, with very few balls being hit in the air.
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 has been given the nickname King Felix. The U.S.S. Mariner weblog invented the nickname in July 2003, when he was just starting out in the minor leagues. Meanwhile, team CEO Howard Lincoln instructed the club's broadcasters to avoid the nickname, to reduce the pressure it might put on Hernández.
- Also Known As:
- King Felix
- Birth Date:
- April 08, 1986
- Birthplace:
- Valencia, Venezuela
- Number:
- 34
- Position:
- Starting pitcher
- Bats:
- Right
- Debut Date:
- August 4
- Debut team:
- Seattle Mariners
- Career Highlights:
- *All-Star selection (2009)
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