24 Facts About Livan Hernandez

Eisler Livan Hernandez Carrera is a Cuban-born former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Livan Hernandez was named the MVP of the 1997 World Series with the Florida Marlins.

Livan Hernandez is the half-brother of pitcher Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez.

Two-time All-Star, Livan Hernandez was considered to be a great defensive pitcher, having made just fifteen errors in his career.

Livan Hernandez was described as a workhorse due to his ability to pitch deep into games.

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Livan Hernandez led the National League in innings pitched in three consecutive seasons, 2003 through 2005, and led the league in complete games for the first two of those years.

Livan Hernandez was born to a poor family in the Villa Clara Province in Cuba.

At the age of 20, Livan Hernandez gave up his job as an official Cuban athlete and defected to the United States in 1995.

Livan Hernandez made his first appearance for the team as a September call-up in 1996, and joined the team for good in June 1997.

Livan Hernandez started and won Games 1 and 5 of the series against the Cleveland Indians, and struck out a postseason-record 15 batters in Game 5 of the NLCS against the Atlanta Braves.

Livan Hernandez would go on to pitch in five postseason games during his stint with the Giants, one in 2000 and four in 2002.

From 2003 to 2005, Livan Hernandez led the National League in innings pitched, and led the League in complete games 2003 and 2004.

Livan Hernandez struck out a career-high 186 batters and threw nine complete games, including two shutouts.

Livan Hernandez won the National League Silver Slugger Award for a pitcher, hitting.

In 2009, Livan Hernandez was one of only three active players, along with Derek Lowe and Brad Ausmus, to have played 12 or more seasons without going on the disabled list.

Livan Hernandez securely established himself as a dependable starting pitcher early in the Mets' 2009 pitching rotation.

Livan Hernandez was the 1st pitcher to throw a complete game in Citi Field.

Livan Hernandez became the only active player that have thrown a complete game with six different teams.

Subsequently, on August 20,2009 the Mets released Livan Hernandez to make room for Billy Wagner on the active roster.

Livan Hernandez was the starting pitcher on Opening Day of the 2011 season, his fourth Opening Day appearance for the franchise.

On January 31,2012, Livan Hernandez signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros with an invitation to attend spring training.

Livan Hernandez filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy on June 30,2017, in United States bankruptcy court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Court documents revealed Livan Hernandez had no bank account and gambled heavily at local South Florida casinos.

Livan Hernandez was an excellent fielder throughout his career, finishing seven full seasons without making an error.