Two things were noticeable on Felix Hernandez as he sat in the chair in front of his locker in the clubhouse at Safeco Field. On top of his head, they dyed blond locks were in corn rows. This apparently happened this weekend. But more importantly, on his right leg, was a walking boot. This is something he was ordered to do by team doctors.
It’s not to help the area where he strained his right calf. He pointed to the outside of his lower leg, near the back of his knee, saying “the strain goes down from the here.