Keith Barlow Hernandez (nicknamed "Mex") (born October 20, 1953 in San Francisco, California) is a former Major League Baseball player and was arguably the greatest fielding first baseman in the history of the game. He is now a baseball analyst working for the New York Mets, for whom he played from 1983–1989, on SportsNet New York and WPIX television broadcasts.
Hernandez grew up in Pacifica, California and Millbrae, California. He was a star ath...
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Keith Barlow Hernandez (nicknamed "Mex") (born October 20, 1953 in San Francisco, California) is a former Major League Baseball player and was arguably the greatest fielding first baseman in the history of the game. He is now a baseball analyst working for the New York Mets, for whom he played from 1983–1989, on SportsNet New York and WPIX television broadcasts.
Hernandez grew up in Pacifica, California and Millbrae, California. He was a star athlete at Capuchino High School in San Bruno, from which he graduated in 1971. One of his teammates was future major league pitcher Bob McClure, who had also played Little League baseball with him when they were younger.
Hernandez was perceived as having poor attitude issues because he sat out his entire senior year of high school due to a dispute with a coach. He played briefly at the College of San Mateo, a local community college, before he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 42nd round of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft. He...
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