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Roberto Hernandez Jr. was heading for baseball dreams. Then the kitchen called.

The son of former Rays player Roberto Hernandez now holds down the kitchen at WEPA Cocina de Puerto Rico in St. Petersburg.

MONICA HERNDON | Times Chef Roberto Hernandez Jr. stores red beans in plastic containers on April 15, 2019 at WEPA in St. Petersburg, Florida.

MONICA HERNDON | Times Chef Roberto Hernandez Jr. stores red beans in plastic containers on April 15, 2019 at WEPA in St. Petersburg, Florida.

ST. PETERSBURG — As the firstborn son and namesake of Major League Baseball pitcher Roberto Hernandez, Roberto Hernandez Jr. started preparing for a career on the mound in T-ball.