There's no doubt that the Latino presence has been felt more in the batter's box than on the pitcher's mound throughout MLB history, but just over 30 games into this season, multiple Latino pitchers have been thriving above the rest of the league.

In the American League, Felix Hernandez and Michael Pineda represent the winningest pitchers. "King Felix" has a perfect 6-0 record this season for the Seattle Mariners and an outstanding 1.85 earned runs against average. The Venezuelan ace won the AL CY Young Award back in 2010, and it's safe to say he'll be in the running once again this season. Hernandez also leads the AL in most innings pitched.

Hernandez's partner in crime, Fernando Rodney, has nine saves this season, the most in the AL. Rodney led all of MLB in saves last season with 48 and will be remembered as one of the best closers of his generation.

Johnny Cueto is having another strong start, but the Cincinnati Reds are just 15-17 after 32 games of play. Cueto had a monster season last year recording 20 victories for the Reds, and he leads the AL in innings pitched this season with 51.1.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Santiago Casilla has been turning a lot of heads this season as well. Casilla has never won more than seven games in a season in his career but is off to a flawless 4-0 beginning. The Giants are currently in third place in the National League West behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, so they'll need every bit of Casilla.


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