My Take
Orel Hershiser is one of those pitchers who makes you rethink what "dominant" really means. He wasn't all raw heat and strikeout swagger — he was smarter than that, a true craftsman on the mound who could locate a two-seamer at the knees in a 3-2 count with the game on the line and never flinch. His 1988 season with the Dodgers stands as one of the most jaw-dropping stretches of pitching I've ever seen on paper: 59 consecutive scoreless innings, the Cy Young Award, and a World Series MVP that felt completely earned. The AP naming him Athlete of the Year that season tells you how far beyond baseball the wave traveled. After hanging up his cleats he slid naturally into broadcasting, and honestly his color commentary work carries the same precision his pitching always did. A Virgo through and through — methodical, composed, quietly excellent.
Overview
Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 to 2000. He later became a pitching coach for the Texas Rangers from 2002 to 2005 and a broadcast color analyst for the Dodgers. He is also a professional poker player.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Orel Hershiser
- Name (Japanese)
- オーレル・ハーシュハイザー
- Reading
- おーれる・はーしゅはいざー
- Born
- September 16, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
- Origin
- Buffalo, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cherry Hill High School East
- University
- Bowling Green State University
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- 1988 Associated Press Athlete of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.