Personal
Hershiser was married to Jamie Byars from February 7, 1981, until their divorce in 2005. He lives in Las Vegas. They have two sons, Orel Leonard V (known as Quinton) and Jordan. Jordan graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas in 2007, and played college baseball at the University of Southern California as a pitcher and first baseman. Jordan played for the Madison Mallards in the Summer Collegiate Northwoods League and the East Texas Pumpjacks of the Texas Collegiate League. Jordan was drafted by the Dodgers in the 34th round of the 2012 MLB Draft.
He was a guest star on an episode of the Christian children's video series The Adventures of McGee and Me entitled Take Me Out of the Ball Game. He was also seen singing hymns to stay relaxed in the dugout during the 1988 World Series. On a subsequent appearance on The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson talked him into singing one for the audience.
In 2007, Hershiser competed in the World Series of Blackjack Tournament in Las Vegas.
In an ESPN Broadcast on August 19, 2010 of the Little League World Series, he admitted to having a dirt bike crash in terrain in Wyoming while visiting his fiance's family, requiring a soft cast and "a plate and several pins" in his left forearm. He apparently flipped over the handlebars to the left side without tucking his arm underneath him.
Hershiser is a Christian.
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