I ask what he thinks his life would be like if he never came to the U.S. I have no idea, but I think maybe no good, he says. Although he told the media when he arrived in New York that he was born in 1969, Hernndez's divorce papers from Norma Elvira Manzo Ibanez revealed that he was born in 1965. The State Department said late Wednesday that Hernandez, a star pitcher on the Cuban National Team and older brother of World Series MVP Livan Hernandez, could enter the United States along with his wife Noris and another baseball player, Alberto Hernandez Perez. All rights reserved. and rolled 1998. His pitching in September, going 22 with a 2.01 ERA, led to him being named the Mets' Game One starter in the 2006 National League Division Series. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 1:07PM. 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[3] On Christmas Day 1997, Hernndez defected from Cuba, departing on a boat from the small city of Caibarin. Official Sites. I think every time in my mind: This is a baseball game. They came to the United States through the Bahamas The four were granted permission by Cuba to fly to the United States on Thursday night. That would enable the two, who are not related, to sign as free agents with the highest-bidding major league team, giving them greater room to negotiate contracts. Orlando Hernandez told reporters by a conference call from the Bahamas that the fate of those five was more important than rushing to the United States to resume his baseball career. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Hernandez said. After Escape From Cuba, Pitcher Orlando Hernandez, Brother of World Series MVP Livan Hernandez, Is Granted OK To Enter United StatesBy EVAN PEREZ. "[citation needed] Then, on August 20, 2006, at Shea Stadium, Hernndez had the first stolen base of his career. Orlando Hernndez was born in Villa Clara, Cuba. He had not talked to Hernandez, who wanted to return with all seven who were with him on the boat. I play golf (3 handicap), and work at ESPN Deportes. Now he can continue his career that he was doing. 100 people at St. Both born in Villa Clara, Cuba, Livan was born on February 20, 1975 while Orlando was born on October 11, 1965 Orlando has many accomplishments including, playing on the Cuban National team, signing with the Yankees, winning 19 postseason games and 4 World . [January 2003]. at a Coral Gables Agreed to a one-year contract with the Montreal Expos for $4.1 million. I have missed him, said Hernandezs older daughter, 8-year-old Yahumara. On July 29, 2006, Hernndez drove in the first two RBIs of his career. [5] However, after lobbying by sports agent Joe Cubas and representatives of the Cuban-American National Foundation (CANF), then-Attorney General Janet Reno eventually offered both Hernndezes and Bosch a special status known as "humanitarian parole" that would allow them to enter the U.S., based on (1) what were judged to be realistic fears of persecution should they be returned to Cuba and (2) their status as exceptionally talented athletes, a class of person that like exceptionally talented people in other professions can qualify for special admission to the U.S. under State Department rules. Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season, Agents: Greg Genske Previously: Joe Cubas, View Player Bio He started 15 games, going 8-2 with a 3.30 ERA. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. On June 11, 2009, Hernndez signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers. Arnaldo-the father-liked the name so much that he decided to make it a trend. / CBS News. In his broadcasting role these days, its hard for Hernandez not to notice the change in the game, all the hard throwers. #inline-recirc-item--id-d49e47ec-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-d49e47ec-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d { Even after going 12-4 with a 3.13 ERA in 21 starts for the 1998 Yankees juggernaut, there was still some mystery about how Hernandez would pitch in the postseason. The cardinal called Steinbrenner during the first inning of Wednesdays game to give him the news, and the owner arranged the plane ride. During the ceremony, Livan Hernandez also prayed next to them, Recently Regalado posted a message to her Facebook page, saying, "I had everything and I threw it away," according to the paper. ``My daughters didnt know I was coming. [citation needed] He became a free agent at the end of the year. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. The organization was confident . } He was at Yankee Stadium last month for a Sunday night Yankees-Red Sox game and has worked postseason broadcasts the last few years, including the 2017 ALCS between the Yankees and Astros. display: none; Now, scouts from major league baseball teams will probably line up to see the latest Hernandez, who was regarded as the top pitcher on the communist island with a 129-47 lifetime record and a 90 mph fastball. Another recent message read "My days have no sunshine; the nights have no stars," and called Molina "the love of [his] life. ``But Id like to play with my brother., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. They arrived in the New York area after midnight after a stop in Miami on the charter flight from Cuba. less than at a Coral Gables And so the first pitcher born to Arnaldo "El Duque" Hernndez and his wife, Mara Julia Pedroso, was called Arnaldo Hernndez Pedroso-aka El Duque. [citation needed] A toe injury that required season-ending surgery in late August 2008 ended Hernndez' season without him throwing a pitch for the Mets. By Jon Rimmer @thetrainingrim Jan 17, 2022, 12:00pm EST. (Age 32-235d, vs. FLA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Rookie Status: I didnt know how important it was for us.. Hernandez left his first wife, Maria Julia Pedroso, when Orlando and his older brother were 5 and 6 years old. players retired The cardinal sent a message to Cuban President Fidel Castro on behalf of the player. Never. Witnesses said the shooting spree started with an argument between the couple in the restaurant parking lot. Neither Avila nor Don Mitchell, the Arizona Diamondbacks director of scouting, had heard of Medina. NASSAU, BAHAMAS (AP) _ Cuban pitcher Orlando ``El Duque Hernandez, his wife and another baseball player, who escaped from Cuba on a small boat, were cleared by the State Department on Wednesday to enter the United States. Hernndez's greatest success came as a starting pitcher for the Yankees during that team's run of World Series championships in 1998, 1999, and 2000. By the evening, the Cuban ambassador to the United Nations called OConnor and said Castro would allow the Hernandez family to travel to the United States, Zwilling said. On only one occasion did Hernandez admit to being a little nervous: his first major league start, June 3, 1998. Cubas also said Medina, the pitcher who he said flew to Costa Rica on Sunday night, could be a big league prospect. ", Haberman, Clyde. Orlando "El Duque" Hernndez es un exjugador de bisbol nacido en La Habana, Cuba el 11 de octubre de 1965.Logr la medalla de oro en los Juegos Olmpicos de Barcelona 1992, fue 2 veces campen de la Serie Nacional con Industriales y es el nico cubano que ha ganado 4 veces la Serie Mundial (tres con los New York Yankees y una con los Chicago White Sox). The baseball star and the dance teacher fell in love at first Has two daughters, Yahumara Hernndez Manzo (15 March 1990) and Stheffi Hernndez Manzo (15 July 1995) by ex-wife, Norma Elvira Manzo Ibanez. ``Im very happy. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The United States has not offered refuge to the other five players, who under a Cuba-Bahamas treaty are liable for deportation. The Yankees played in the World Series for the fourth year in a row, but were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Orlando Hernndez was born on October 11, 1965. Hernndez was released on July 17, 2009. rose Oh yeah, why not? Police suspect troubles in Regalado's marriage may have triggered the slaughter, even though Facebook postings just hours before gave them the appearance of a happy couple. Awaiting at the altar with Hernandez was Osmani Lorenzo -- who Staff Writer Nancy San Martin contributed to this report. I have good friends, a good life. The cardinal then sent a message to Cuban President Fidel Castro on Wednesday morning on behalf of the baseball player. Hernandez, Cuban catcher Alberto Hernandez Perez and six others left Cuba early Friday in a small sailboat stocked with water, sugar and four cans of Spam, they said. The U.S. State Department said the family, which includes Hernandezs daughters Steffi, 3, and Yahumara, 8, were to have a brief visit before returning to Cuba. Five of them remain in a detention camp and could be returned to Cuba. three years ago -- following in the footsteps of Hernandez's Hell probably never find anyone better at that than Orlando El Duque Hernandez. display: none; (December 14) Traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks. I never separated a postseason game from a regular season game or a World Series game, Hernandez says. The Rangers informed him that they would not call him up to the major leagues because they did not believe he had the velocity or command to pitch there. ``I am very happy that I will be able to see my dad. Orlando Hernndez page at the Bullpen Wiki, Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. "Cuban Baseball Defector Gets 'Humanitarian Parole. The rampage began in the parking lot of Yoyito Restaurant in Hialeah, Fla.,about 11 miles northwest of Miami, where Regalado was seen arguing with his wife, Liazan Molina, Hialeah police Detective Eddie Rodriguez said. Thats it.. The wood-paneled church was decorated simply, with two light-pink ``It doesnt matter which team, he said. In one comical moment during a game against the New York Mets on June 5, 1999, Hernndez fielded a ground ball by Rey Ordez and hurled his glove with the ball in it at first base to get the out. Hernandez' agent, Mike Maulini, told the Spanish-language newspaper El Nuevo Herald that the family does not know what caused Regalado to shoot seven women. He also represented Havana in Selective Series, on teams including Ciudad Habana and Habaneros. She and 2-year-old Steffi both wore Yankees T-shirts. other, and we wanted to share our lives, Hernandez said, squeezing Hernndez signed a one-year contract to return to the New York Yankees on March 11, 2004. He was at Yankee Stadium last month for a Sunday night Yankees-Red Sox game and has worked postseason broadcasts the last few years, including the 2017 ALCS between the Yankees and Astros. The developments came as another Cuban ballplayer defected from his homeland, arriving in Costa Rica to establish residency there, Miami sports agent Joe Cubas said. Hernandez, Cubas and the Miami-based Cuban American National Foundation are negotiating with Bahamian authorities for their release. Hernndez played for Industriales of Havana in the Cuban National Series, helping the team win that title in 1992 and 1996. He was 12647 with 3.05 ERA over his ten-year career in the National Series. Cubas, the sports agent who helped Orlando Hernandez's half brother, Livan Hernandez, defect, is trying to get Costa Rica or the Dominican Republic to offer residency to Orlando and Alberto Hernandez. [13] He went 21 with a 1.72 ERA with 21 strikeouts in .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}15+23 innings for the Rookie League Gulf Coast Nationals and the Double-A Harrisburg Senators in the Washington Nationals organization. He finished in fourth place in AL Rookie of the Year voting. Orlando Hernandez, who signed a four-year $6.6 million contract with the Yankees in March, was banned from playing in Cuba for dealing with American major league scouts. Hernandez earned his promotion by ripping through the minors with 74 strikeouts in 51 1/3 innings. Their trip to the United States was much easier than the one taken by Hernandez, who fled Cuba 10 months ago by climbing onto a rickety raft with his current wife, Noris Bosch, and six others. Ordoez of the New York Mets and recent Cuban defector Bipartisan Senate group unveils rail safety bill in response to Ohio derailment, Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez in 2006 (AP Photo/Kathy Willens), Closing arguments begin in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Where things stand in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. I pitch good under pressure. And then he laughs a good laugh. Noris has been at my side through good and bad. [10] The White Sox would go on to win the game, sweeping the Red Sox out of the playoffs. We present them here for purely educational purposes. [February 2003], The New York Yankees sent Hernndez and $2 million to the Chicago White Sox for P Antonio Osuna and minor league pitcher Delvis Lantigua. [16] He broadcast the 2017 World Series for ESPN Deportes Radio.[17]. OK, he says. A wild-eyed gunman who targeted women in a murderous rampage at a Florida restaurant was the half-brother of pitcher Orlando (El Duque) Hernandez, a former hurler for both the Yankees and. bouquets on the altar. "It's those five people I'm worried about, not money. Told the night before by Cardenal that he would be pitching Game 4, El Duque replied with a calm, cool OK, thank you.. Its an annual event it seems for Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. But he maintained a relationship with the boys, and when Orlando became a. garlands in their hair. Or write about sports? These days Hernandez is an analyst for ESPN's Spanish language radio and TV broadcasts. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Now he is one step away from getting what he wants, Livan told WSVN-TV in Miami. Hernndez's greatest success came as a starting pitcher for the Yankees during that team's run of World Series championships in 1998, 1999, and 2000. NEW YORK (AP) _ New York Yankees pitcher Orlando ``El Duque Hernandez was reunited early today with the family he hasn't seen since defecting from Cuba on a raft 10 months ago. Hernndez went 12-13 with a 4.51 ERA during the 2000 regular season. Investigators said it looked like Regalado was only after women. NEW YORK (AP) _ New York Yankees pitcher Orlando ``El Duque Hernandez was reunited early today with the family he hasn't seen since defecting from Cuba on a raft 10 months ago. Garland testifies before Senate panel amid ongoing special counsel probes, Colon cancer rates rising in younger age group, study finds, Top McCarthy aide, House Oversight chair each met with Ashli Babbitt's mother, What to know about Shigella bacteria as drug-resistant strain spreads, Closing arguments underway in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. [8] He never appeared in a game for the Expos, missing the entire season due to a rotator cuff injury in his throwing shoulder that required surgery. Why is everybody asking me about the game tonight? Named to Baseball Digest magazine's 1998 Rookie All-Star Team. They landed on a remote Bahamian island and were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. "I've never heard of Pedroso," said Al Avila, the Marlins' director of international scouting and the man who signed Livan Hernandez. If he had immediately become a U.S. resident, he would have been subject to baseball's regular draft and could only have negotiated terms with the team that picked him. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. The Yankees reached the postseason once again, but they lost to the eventual World Series champion Boston Red Sox in the 2004 ALCS. "It is with great pain that we reach out to everyone affected and offer our prayers in this time of sorrow," a statement from the Hernandez family said. 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