Orel Hershiser

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.

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

Occupation

baseball player

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

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC

Tags

• New York
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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