Finally, after a Cy Young award caliber season, Mariners ace Felix Hernandez has now gained the national recognition he has lacked since signing with the club back in 2002.
The 23-year-old right-handed starter impressed many in June by going 3-0 with a 0.94 ERA. That and his 35 strikeouts in 38 1/3 innings earned him the American League Pitcher of the Month.
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Wakamatsu has recently been chosen to be on the American League All-Star coaching staff and may have a few of his own to coach in the mid-summer classic.
King Felix hopefully will be one of those few.
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