Last Updated on January 28, 2011 4:53 am by nate
Hernandez shows off his hardware
SEATTLE, WA (AP) – Felix Hernandez sat at the podium, same youthful smile peering out from under his black winter cap, same diamond studs sparking in his ear lobes.
He just happened to bring along a little more hardware with him Thursday morning: his American League Cy Young award.
As part of the Mariners’ pre-spring training news conference on Thursday, Seattle brought out the one bright spot from an otherwise miserable 2010 season – its young right-handed star.
Hernandez captured his first Cy Young award despite finishing the season with a marginal 13-12 record. He dominated nearly every other pitching statistic in the game.
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