Keith Hernandez

Birth Name:

Keith Hernandez

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

His father, John Hernandez, was a prospect for the Brooklyn Dodgers
He and future professional baseball player Bob McClure played little league and high school baseball together
His father taught him to play baseball while he was growing up
Quote: "I was a shy person around strangers, but not around my teammates․"
Quote: "I've lost the dedication that goes into baseball․ I gave it 100 percent attention․ I don't even want to swing a baseball bat․ It's over for me․ My life now is in New York․ My life has unlimited horizons․"
Quote: "[on baseball] "Seven months with 20 days off - that's the beauty of the game․ The perseverance and the will․ It's a game of perseverance and will and power and strength․""
A first baseman who won World Series Championships with the St․ Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets
In 2006, he became a baseball analyst for the New York Mets
Co-wrote a book called "Pure Baseball," which was published in 1994
Enjoys trying out restaurants that have just opened

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