The great legend Felix Hernandez took his first breath on 8th of April 1986 in a place called Valencia in Venezuela. His full name is Felix Abraham Hernandez Gacia, he is often addressed by his middle name ‘Abraham’ he has a nick name also which is ‘King Felix’.
Playing baseball was initially his hobby which later became his profession. He has a height of 1.9 m and is currently playing for the team Seattle Mariners. His forte is pitching and thus he gained a lot of name and fame as a baseball pitcher. He bats and throws right. He professionally made his debut on 4th of August 2005 in the same team in which he is presently playing that is Seattle Mariners. After joining Seattle Mariners, his life completely changed and became a star.
The 2016 records show the MLB stats which state that Felix Hernandez holds a win loss ratio record of 154-109. His average earned run is 3.16 with a total number of strikeouts of 2264. Felix was an efficient player since his childhood, he used to play all kinds of sports. At a young age of 14, few scouts spotted him pitching during a baseball game and as soon as he was 16 he signed a healthy contract with Seattle Mariners.
He was such a perfect athlete that other teams were to get him on their own team. There is however a reason behind why Felix chose to play for Seattle because his favorite player and idol belonged to the same team at that point of time.
He was given the title of ‘Minor League pitcher’ in the year 2004. At the age of 14 he played against players who were actually very elder to him. It is not easy to become so efficient at such a young age.
In the year 2009, Felix represented his birthplace at World baseball classic and he also looks forward to participate in the same this year that is World baseball Classic: 2017. He is known for throwing a sinker and slider and has also received many awards in his career till date.
Hernandez along with his wife Sandra Hernandez has two children, a boy and a girl. He enjoys his married life with his family in Clyde Hill. His biography tells us that he also loves pets and has two dogs at home namely, King and Oreo. He is not only a player but also a brand ambassador for Pepsi fresh project which is raising money for a social issue- Domestic violence.
There are always many 34 number jerseys in market because the great legend Felix also wears the same numbered jersey. His fangraphs have been rising since he kept his first step in this field professionally. He is also active on his twitter account and tweets regularly regarding his life. Figures tell us that his salary in the year 2016 was 25 million US dollars and a recent report indicates his present net worth as $60 million.
Birth Date: | 8 Apr, 1986 |
Age: | 34 yrs |
Occupations: | Baseball player |
Citizenship: | Venezuela |
Birth Place: | Valencia |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | Major League Baseball pitcher for Seattle Mariners |
Net Worth 2021: | 90 million |