Felix Hernandez routinely performs his craft in front of tens of thousands of people, but that doesn’t make the Seattle Mariners starting pitcher nervous.
But passing the tests, including one in civics, to become an American citizen? Now that is a different story.
One with a happy ending.
Because at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Seattle on Monday afternoon, Hernandez was one of 75 individuals from 34 countries to become American citizens.
Hernandez, the first of 75 people to be announced, drew the loudest cheers as there had been whispers throughout the auditorium that pitching royalty was among the group of new Americans.