Playboy Interview: Keith Hernandez

September, 1989

Playboy Interview: Keith HernandezHe is the ultimate professional. Since 1974, when he broke into the big leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals, Keith Hernandez has been perhaps the most consistently productive player of his era. After 15 seasons in the majors, Hernandez, the diplomatic elder statesman of the New York Mets, has compiled a lifetime batting average of exactly .300. Many baseball purists believe he's the finest first baseman of all time and that he has almost singlehandedly redefine...