Felix Hernandez RUMORS & NEWS

Tacoma News Tribune "Tuesday’s sixth inning brought on one of the Mariners’ worst nightmares: a grimace on Felix Hernandez’s face. Hernandez said he felt a “pinch” in his lower back, which has bothered him on occasion this season, when he turned and threw to second. Shifting his weight from one side to the other..." May 16

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Seattle starter Felix Hernandez lived up to his dominant billing as the Mariners beat the Pirates, 2-1, this afternoon at PNC Park. Former Cy Young winner Hernandez allowed one run on six hits in eight innings, striking out five batters to earn his fifth win of the season. The Pirates (18-15)..." May 09

Houston Chronicle "Recap: Seattle Mariners righthander Felix Hernandez backed up his ace status and kingly name, while the Astros’ starting pitching troubles continued to mount. Righty Brad Peacock allowed nine hits and seven runs in 4 1/3 innings and the Astros fell 7-1 to Seattle on Monday in an American League..." April 23

Seattle Times "None of the shiny new Mariners in the lineup had done anything by the time some bottom-order holdovers decided to take over. Brendan Ryan wasn't thinking much about his sub-.200 batting average from 2012 when he and Dustin Ackley used their legs to change the outcome of Monday night's season..." April 02

Seattle Times "Felix Hernandez has pitched the opener five seasons for the Mariners but says this sixth one should be the most surprising for those not in the clubhouse. "We're going to be good," Hernandez said. "We're going to surprise people." One can hardly fault Hernandez for being enthusiastic given..." March 30

MLB.com "Pitching in his first game since signing a $175 million contract extension, Mariners ace Felix Hernandez gave up one run in two innings of work Thursday against the Royals and pronounced himself stronger than a year ago as he begins his ninth Major League season. Hernandez, 26, has been on a..." March 07

MLB.com "Felix Hernandez makes his Cactus League debut Thursday for the Mariners when they face the Royals in Surprise, Ariz. But while it seems like the Mariners ace has been held back this spring on a slower schedule, in reality he's right on pace with previous years. Though Hernandez threw sooner..." March 06

Seattle Times "Read some interesting comments this morning by Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln, who told Jerry Brewer that the seven-year, $175 million contract given to ace pitcher Felix Hernandez is a sign the team’s ownership is committed to building a winner. “This signing, given the size and length of the..." February 17

ESPN.com "Felix Hernandez will make $27 million in the final year of his new $175 million, seven-year contract with the Seattle Mariners, which includes a conditional eighth-year option should he need elbow ligament surgery during the length of the deal. Hernandez also is receiving a $6 million signing..." February 14

River Ave Blues "After a slight elbow-related speed bump, Felix Hernandez and the Mariners finalized their landmark seven-year, $175M contract extension earlier this week. It is the largest pitching contract in history, both in terms of total value — surpassing CC Sabathia‘s $161M commitment — and average annual..." February 14

Seattle Times "A relieved-looking Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik just walked into the media room here in Peoria and announced that, as expected, the contract extension for Felix Hernandez is now complete. A press conference has been scheduled for 2 p.m. PT tomorrow at Safeco Field. “We’re headed out right now..." February 12

Seattle Times "Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik has declined all comment up until now on the fact he is close to a contract extension with Felix Hernandez. But today, for the first time, he acknowledged that there have been ongoing talks that he says are close to being concluded. “It’s no secret that we’ve been in..." February 12

Seattle Times "Mariners ace Felix Hernandez is expected to start spring training as usual this week despite reports Sunday that an elbow issue had delayed his finalizing a contract extension. The issue was said to have surfaced last week when Hernandez reportedly took a physical ahead of the extension being..." February 11

Yahoo! Sports "There's an old, flawed saying that pitching is 75 percent of baseball. In reality, it's no more or less than 50 percent (including defense). Hitting, naturally, is the other half. That said, when your team has bad pitching, it sure seems like the odds are 3-to-1 against your team winning that day...." February 10

ESPN.com "As the Seattle Mariners have been in discussions with Felix Hernandez about a record-setting extension, concern has developed over the condition of his pitching elbow, a source says. The team and its franchise player had talked about a framework of a deal that would pay $175 million over the..." February 10

Tacoma News Tribune "Felix Hernandez will not pitch in the World Baseball Classic. With a reported $135.5 million extension being negotiated with the Mariners, Hernandez has decided not to play for his native Venezuela. Hernandez was slated to be the No. 1 starter for his home country, as he was in 2009. His..." February 09

New York Post "It’s party time in Seattle. In The Bronx, it’s, well, um … Bengay time? Time to redeem those Coke bottles for the 5-cent payments? In case you needed another reminder of baseball’s changing landscape, and the Yankees certainly didn’t, we learned yesterday that the Mariners and Felix..." February 08

Seattle Times "If reports of an imminent seven-year, $175-million contract for Felix Hernandez are true -- and we're still trying to get our own confirmation of Bob Nightengale's USA Today report -- King Felix's deal would become the ninth most lucrative in MLB history. According to Cot's Baseball Contracts,..." February 08

Seattle Times "Felix Hernandez and the Mariners were going to have to get something done contract-wise this winter, or else the team would be in a rather precarious spot going into 2013. Well, a report today from Bob Nightengale of USA Today says the two sides have reached preliminary agreement on a seven-year,..." February 07

ESPN New York "Well, at least forget about Felix Hernandez as a Yankee anytime soon. The Seattle Mariners are about to sign King Felix to a seven-year, $175 million, according to USA Today. Hernandez's annual salary of $25 million over seven seasons makes him the highest-paid pitcher of all time, eclipsing..." February 07

SI.com "The four-year, $100-million offer to ace Felix Hernandez that the Seattle Mariners are reportedly considering would be far from enough, according to CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman. The 26-year-old righty is seeking a six-year extension to the two years and $39.5 million he has remaining on his..." January 27

Foxsports.com "The next big contract in baseball? It could go to Felix Hernandez. The Seattle Mariners continue to talk to Hernandez about an extension, according to major-league sources. And while no deal is close, the Mariners are at least weighing a four-year, $100 million proposal, sources said. It is..." January 22

Lookout Landing "I'm not sure to what extent good PR really matters in baseball. Ultimately, if your team is good, people will come watch it, unless you're the Rays. If your team is bad, people will stop coming to watch it, unless you're, I don't know, one of the exceptions. The Mariners don't need to do things..." January 22

Lookout Landing "The Seattle Mariners' offseason has only just begun, but allow me to summarize the early activity: this one guy won't be around anymore neither will this one other guy or that guy's supposed "right-hand man" and this one guy from the minors won't be around anymore..." October 11

111112222233 "Mariners ace Felix Hernandez capped off a banner month of August on Tuesday by capturing American League Pitcher of the Month honors. Hernandez took home the honor just weeks after pitching a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays, one of three 1-0 shutouts he posted during the month to go..." September 05

Sodo Mojo "The July Trade Deadline is always made out to be such an important time when teams make moves to help them in the playoff race, and it is. However, as seen this year with the massive Dodgers, Red Sox deal, players still get traded through August. This is known as the waiver trading period, as most..." September 02

Los Angeles Times "As frustrating as this season has been for the Angels, with their offense sputtering for the first six weeks and their pitching staff underachieving for a lengthy stretch of July and August, they finally appear to be hitting their stride. They staged an improbable comeback against one of..." September 02

Seattle Times "Three times in the first five innings of the Mariners-Minnesota Twins game Monday night, an ominous black helicopter appeared and hovered above a building several blocks from Target Field. The United States Special Operations Command is conducting urban training missions here and in nearby St...." August 28

Seattle Times "We've got just over a month of season still to play, but right now, Felix Hernandez of the Mariners is threatening to run away and hide from the American League Cy Young Award race pack. Hernandez is statistically in a bit of a dead heat with Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers, with David..." August 28

SportingNews.com "Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez has been enjoying life since pitching the first perfect game in franchise history this past Wednesday. In fact, he had an entire county ceremoniously named after him Friday, when King County executive Dow Constantine proclaimed his county to be "King..." August 21

Seattle Times "An excited-sounding Felix Hernandez reached into his locker and pulled out the piece of paper. On it was a "proclamation" signed by King County executive Dow Constantine. It declared that on Friday, King County would be known as "King Felix County" in honor of Hernandez's perfect game Wednesday..." August 18

Seattle Times "On Monday, back when Felix Hernandez still allowed base runners, a 3-year-old boy and his father watched the ace during a bullpen session. When Hernandez finished throwing, he looked at them, smiled and walked their way. After greeting the two, Hernandez handed Perry Jones IV his..." August 17

New York Daily News "The perception that the Yankees don't have enough October-worthy pitching is likely to linger all the way to the start of October. Let's face it, Yankee fans won't feel comfortable about the starting rotation until GM Brian Cashman finally lands King Felix. And, on the surface at least, that..." August 16

Hardball Talk "So, yeah, the response to Wednesday's "Seattle should probably trade Felix Hernandez" column wasn't entirely positive. I understand it was a case of raining on the parade, and I'm sorry about that. Still, it was an angle of the story that needed to be covered. Now that I've had a day to think..." August 16

Seattle Times "Felix Hernandez wasn't the only one with mounting pressure Wednesday afternoon at Safeco Field as he progressed toward baseball immortality. The fielders behind him were a part of it, too. Any miscue, and perfection would be lost. "That was the most nervous I've ever been in my life on the..." August 16

Lookout Landing "It's funnier now to look back at what we were so worried about. We were so worried about Felix Hernandez. Not consistently worried, but occasionally worried, more worried than we've been in the past. And while we all knew we were being overprotective and just a little bit irrational, it's not like..." August 16

Lookout Landing "It was toward the end of July - well under a month ago, in fact - that the Mariners traded Ichiro. They just traded him, out of nowhere, to the Yankees of all teams, right as the Yankees were getting set to play the Mariners in Seattle. It was bizarre, unfathomably bizarre. We thought we could..." August 16

D-Rays Bay "Being that the Rays have graciously given fans around the league three of the last six perfect games, it's tempting to think that they're special. There's no denying that yesterday's lineup was a relatively weak selection from an already offensively challenged team. There's also no denying that..." August 16

Seattle Times "More than any team in baseball, the Tampa Bay Rays can appreciate what Felix Hernandez accomplished Wednesday. They've been victimized so many times by perfection that they should trademark the word perfecto. The Rays have done two things with regularity over the past half decade — win and..." August 16

CBC Sports "Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez struck out 12 batters en route to a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Hernandez rung up Sean Rodriguez for the game's final out in the 1-0 victory at Safeco Field in Seattle. Jesus Montero knocked in the game's only run in the fifth..." August 15

New York Daily News "Joe Girardi said it was the best pitching performance against the Yankees all season. Russell Martin agreed, adding phrases like "pretty impressive" and "nasty" to his description. Seattle manager Eric Wedge went further, calling what his ace, Felix Hernandez, did against the Yanks Saturday..." August 05

New York Daily News "Every time King Felix Hernandez comes to town and pitches another one of his customary gems, as he did again Saturday, you can almost hear the collective sighs and salivating from the Yankee high command that has grown weary of being told how content the indomitable Mariner lefty is pitching for..." August 05

Seattle Times "Felix Hernandez has such an impressive, and expansive, body of work that it takes some doing for one particular start to stand above the rest. But after Hernandez had struck out the Yankees' Robinson Cano on Saturday to complete a two-hit, 1-0 masterpiece at Yankee Stadium, then kissed tattoos..." August 05

New York Post "There is no greater respect a hitter can drop on a pitcher than the words that spilled out of Russell Martin's mouth yesterday. "I'm glad we don't have to face him again this year,'' Martin said of Felix Hernandez, who dominated the Yankees with a two-hit shutout in a 1-0 Mariners victory that..." August 05

Seattle Times "Felix Hernandez has such an impressive, and expansive, body of work that it takes some doing for one particular start to stand above the rest. But after Hernandez had struck out the Yankees' Robinson Cano on Saturday to complete a two-hit, 1-0 masterpiece at Yankee Stadium, then kissed tattoos..." August 04

New York Post "This by no means is an indication the Yankees have Felix Hernandez figured out, because nobody does. However, when Hernandez takes the Safeco Field mound tonight for the Mariners, he will be looking to halt a personal two-game skid against the Yankees. On May 11, the Yankees handed Hernandez..." July 24

Tacoma News Tribune "This one was for Mia, a win Felix Hernandez dedicated to his daughter on her 7th birthday – and Seattle Mariners fans can only wish he had more than two children. A proud, doting father off the field, Hernandez reminded the Kansas City Royals how good he can be on a mound, pitching Seattle to a..." July 20

Seattle Times "What looked like a great pitching matchup on paper between Felix Hernandez and Yu Darvish turned out to be a one-sided affair — again. Hernandez struck out 12, all swinging, in a three-hit shutout as the Mariners dominated the Texas Rangers, 7-0, Saturday at Safeco Field. Hernandez and..." July 15