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Much like many other veterans who finish their career in Queens, Orlando Hernandez‘s New York Mets career is forgettable, but not because he did not play well. At ages 40 and 41, he spent the final season and a half stabilizing the Mets starting rotation.
Hernandez developed a reputation for his postseason dominance, which is why the Mets traded for him in 2006. The trade with the Diamondbacks occurred on May 24 in exchange for reliever Jorge Julio. Hernandez struggled in Arizona with a 6.11 ERA in nine starts. He pitched much better with the Mets, putting up a 4.