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As he makes final push for MLB career, Felix Hernandez remains King in Everett

EVERETT — It wasn’t T-Mobile Park. There weren’t millionaires populating the dugouts. There weren’t roars you could hear from the middle of Pioneer Square.

But none of that was necessary for Felix Hernandez on Friday night. To finally be back competing after three months of waiting was enough for the Mariners legend.

“It feels good to be back on the mound,” said Hernandez, who made his first rehab start with the short-season AquaSox after suffering a latissimus dorsi strain in May. “The physical feels fine. I just need to keep working.”

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