Carlos Eduardo Hernández (born March 11, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the

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of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Career

Hernández signed with the

as an international free agent on July 19, 2016, for a $15,000

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. He spent his professional debut season of 2017 with the Burlington Royals, pitching to a 1–4 win–loss record with a 5.49 earned run average (ERA) and 62

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s over innings. He spent the 2018 season with the Lexington Legends, going 6–5 with a 3.29 ERA and 82 strikeouts over innings. Hernández suffered a stress fracture in his rib cage during spring training in 2019, and did not make his season debut until June 21. He split the 2019 season between the

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, Burlington, and Lexington, going a combined 3–5 with a 5.31 ERA and 68 strikeouts over innings. Hernández was added to the Royals 40–man roster following the 2019 season. On September 1, 2020, Hernández was promoted to the major leagues for the first time and made his debut that day against the Cleveland Indians, pitching scoreless innings. With the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Hernández appeared in five games, compiling an 0–1 record with a 4.91 ERA and 13 strikeouts in innings pitched. In 2021, he compiled a 6–2 record with 3.68 ERA and 74 strikeouts in innings.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Carlos 1997 births Living people Arizona League Royals players Burlington Royals players Kansas City Royals players Leones del Caracas players Lexington Legends players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Omaha Storm Chasers players People from Ciudad Guayana Sportspeople from Bolívar (state) Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States 2023 World Baseball Classic players