Orlando Hernández Pedroso (born October 11, 1969 in Villa Clara, Cuba), nicknamed El Duque, is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. His last appearance in a Major League game was in 2007 with the New York Mets.
His greatest success came as a New York Yankees starter during that team's run of World Series championships in 1998, 1999, and 2000. He also won a championship in 2005 with the Chicago White Sox. He is the half-brother of pitcher Livan Hernandez.
On May 24 he was traded to the mets from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jorge Julio.
Orlando Hernandez is well known for his extremely high leg kick.
He signed with the Washington Nationals in 2010 to return to the big-leauges. In 2011 he reitred.