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Felix Hernandez's strong start earns him another magazine cover

Published May. 12, 2015 4:19 p.m. ET

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Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez is off to a perfect start so far in 2015: he's 6-0 with a 1.85 ERA and just picked up his 2,000th career strikeout over the weekend.

So who better to star on the cover of ESPN the Magazine's 'Pitching Issue' than the King?

Word broke Tuesday morning that Felix will adorn this week's issue:

Nick Eaton of Seattle PI notes that this is the first time anyone with the Mariners will be the focus of an ESPN cover since 2010 - when Ichiro Suzuki held the honor. Unfortunately for those M's, they wound up losing 101 games that season.

This new issue will mark Felix's second solo appearance on the cover, as he was featured back in 2006 when he was 20 and just breaking into the big leagues.

It's also probably unlikely to be his final cover appearance, considering the kind of career the 29-year-old is putting together...

(h/t Seattle PI)

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