Livan Hernandez's Life And Accomplishments

Livan Hernandez has not had the best family life. Hernandez’s family includes a half-brother named Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez. 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 Series with the Yankees, and having 157 strikeouts his rookie year in 1999. Both Orlando and Livan played on the Cuban National team and had success at the pitching position. Orlando has records that still stand to this day. Cuban government would not pay players to play. This caused players to lose money and could no longer support family. Cuban

When Hernandez first signed with the Marlins in 1996 he got a 250,000 dollar signing bonus and started collecting cars and buying a new car every two weeks. When Hernandez got all this money he didn’t know how to spend it all in good ways instead of eating fast foods like he did. After Hernandez gained weight he had no motivational to lose all the weight until his minor league manager named Carlos Tosca. Tosca helped Hernandez on how to be more professional. When Hernandez was in the minors Tosca made him feel loved. Hernandez’s rookie year was best rookie season since Whitey Ford. Hernandez’s was put in the World Series line up as a backup until the starting pitcher got injured and then got the start in games one and five in the World Series against the Cleveland Indians in 1997. In game one of the World Series Hernandez set a single game record for most strikeouts with fifteen. Livan had a tough battle in game five also. Hernandez was successful in both these starts and later won his first World Series and the World Series

With the Marlins Livan went 5-3 in minors and got called up in September 1996, to strengthen their pitching roster but didn't join the team for good till June 1997. Livan got his first Major League start in 1997, when he threw four strikeouts and four batters allowed on base. Later that year his efforts got him the start in World Series games one and five against the powerhouse Cleveland Indians. In his first postseason start he set a new record for most strikeouts in a single game with fifteen. He later went on to win both starts and win the World Series MVP as a rookie. He would then later play two more seasons with the Marlins before getting traded to the San Francisco Giants on July 25,