Seattle Mariners Pitcher Felix Hernandez Offers Washington Home for $3.8M
Seattle Mariners star pitcher Felix Hernandez is ready to say goodbye to his Washington home.
The five-time All-Star baseball player is offering his property on the market for $3.8 million, Los Angeles Times reported.
Hernandez bought it for $3.2 million in 2010, just a year after it was constructed. The pitcher, who celebrated his 2000th strikeout in May, has entrusted real estate agent Barbara Brown of Keller Williams Realty to handle the listing of his property, noted the news outlet, based on Multiple Listing Service records.
The 5,040-square-foot residence, resting on nearly one-fourth of an acre, features five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms. The 2010 Cy Young Award-winning pitcher's abode also has a formal living room, a formal dining room and a spacious kitchen equipped with a center-island.
The next owners will surely find the home's den useful as it duals as a residential office. To unwind, the next owners can watch a movie in the theater room or have a drink or two in the wet bar or wine cellar.
Notable interior details of the two-story home include spanning glass panels that offer wonderful but relaxing water views from Lake Washington.
Outdoors, a patio that displays a fireplace makes the expansive grounds homey and inviting.
A Baseball Standout
In 2013, the inspiring pitcher signed a seven-year extension contract worth $175 milllion with the Mariners, making him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history that time, according to the Seattle Times. It was a win-win situation for the esteemed Mariners king who loves Seattle.
"I don't want to go anywhere else, I want to stay in Seattle. I love the city, and I want to stay here," said the overwhelmed Hernandez after signing the contract two years ago.
Scott Pucino, one of Hernandez's representatives, told the media that he was instructed by the pitcher to "make sure" that he stays playing in Seattle.
Hernandez, who posted an earned run average (ERA) of 3.07 since playing with Seattle in 2005, is also credited for his smart pitching and long toss by ex-Mariners pitching coach Carl Willis.
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