Livan Hernandez retires

Livan Hernandez announced his retirement from playing baseball in March 2014. The RHP had 17 seasons MLB experience pitching with the Marlins (1996-1999), Giants (1999-2002), Expos (2003-2004), Nationals (2005-2006, 2009-2011), Diamondbacks (2006-2007), Twins (2008), Rockies (2008), Mets (2009), Braves (2012) and Brewers (2012). He did not play in 2013. For his MLB career he was 178-177, 4.44 ERA, 1976 K, 1.44 WHIP, 1 SV in 3189.0 IP over 519 games. He finished second in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 1997 to Scott Rolen of the Phillies. He also won the World Series with the Marlins in 1997 and was the World Series MVP. He originally signed with the Marlins in 1996 as an amateur free agent out of Cuba. Hernandez was 39 at the time of his retirement.