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Orlando 'El Duque' Hernandez works a perfect inning for the Oklahoma City RedHawks
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Orlando Hernandez was Yankees' best FA signing
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1998 Yankees Book: How El Duque's Arrival Saved the Season - The New York Times
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New York loves Yankees pitcher Orlando El Duque Hernandez - Sports Illustrated Vault
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Remembering The El Duque Era - River Avenue Blues
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The New York Yankees' Top 10 Pitchers of the Last 20 Years, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES MISS EL DUQUE
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The Yankees' signing of El Duque made 1998 even more magical - Pinstripe Alley
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El Duque Hernandez working with Yankees pitchers
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Hernandez joins Yankees as pitching instructor