Félix Hernández walked from the bullpen as Aloe Blacc's song "The Man," bellowed through the speakers. He stood on the rubber at the top of the mound, put his arms out to his side and mouthed "this is my house."

"This is not easy for me," Hernández said, pausing during his speech as part of his induction into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame on Saturday night. "Pitching and being there on that mound is way easier than this."