The Pitcher

From little league through the big leagues, Hector became an all-star, traveling to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico to compete. In his yearly years, in high school, he played for Mike Turo, the winningest baseball coach in NYC history, and became one of his first all-city players. He then attended Connors State College in Oklahoma, where he played for head coach Gary Vaught alongside future big league pitcher Mark Leiter, eventually getting signed by the Major League Baseball (MLB) organization. In 1983, as a center fielder, he earned all-conference honors and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants, but chose to sign with the Kansas City Royals as a pitcher. In his first professional season with the Royals, Hector posted a solid 2.53 ERA with 70 strikeouts in 57 innings.

Hector then signed with the Detroit Tigers in 1987 and posted a 2.79 ERA with 93 strikeouts in 87 innings, earning a promotion to Double-A the following year. Later on, in 1991, he moved over to the Anaheim Angels and reached Triple-A for the first time. In 1992, he was signed on with the Los Angeles Dodgers and experienced Big League Camp, sharing a clubhouse with stars like Pedro Martinez, Orel Hershiser, Darryl Strawberry, Eric Davis, Mike Scioscia, and Tommy Lasorda.  After being released by the Dodgers and playing his final season with the Chicago Cubs, in 1993, during the Puerto Rican Winter League, he suffered a career ending injury.