Fernando Hernández (born July 31, 1984) is an
American
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former professional
baseball
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pitcher
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.
Career
Hernández was drafted by the
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...
in the 49th round of the
2002 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2002 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 4 and 5.
It is featured in Michael Lewis' 2003 book '' Moneyball''.
First round selections
Supplemental first round compensation selections
* ...
. He was later taken in the
Rule V Draft by the
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...
before the season. Hernández made the opening day roster with a spot in the
bullpen
In baseball, the bullpen (or simply the pen) is the area where relief pitchers warm up before entering a game. A team's roster of relief pitchers is also metonymically referred to as "the bullpen". These pitchers usually wait in the bullpen if t ...
. On April 9, 2008, Hernández made his major league debut against the
Toronto Blue Jays
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and pitched one inning and
struck out
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one, while receiving a
win in the process. On April 14, he was designated for assignment, and on April 16, he was returned to the White Sox. Hernández signed with the Athletics for the 2010 season.
On February 16, 2011, Hernández signed a minor league deal with the
New York Yankees
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.
He was released on July 4. He signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on February 28, 2012, for the 2012 season. On May 21, 2013, the Blue Jays activated Hernández from the
New Hampshire Fisher Cats
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are a Minor League Baseball team based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays major league club.
During the team's first seas ...
disabled list, and released him.
Hernandez played for the
Laredo Lemurs
The Laredo Lemurs were a professional baseball team based in Laredo, Texas, that played in the independent American Association from 2012 to 2016. The team played their home games at the Uni-Trade Stadium in Laredo, replacing the Laredo Broncos o ...
of the
American Association of Independent Professional Baseball
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for the 2013 season. Hernandez signed with the
Long Island Ducks
The Long Island Ducks are an American professional minor-league baseball team based on Long Island in Central Islip, New York. The Ducks compete in the North Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB), an independent "partne ...
for the 2014 season. Hernandez signed with the
Kansas City T-Bones
The Kansas City Monarchs are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Kansas. Formerly known as the Kansas City T-Bones, they are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball; which, in 2020, became designated as a Majo ...
of the
American Association of Independent Professional Baseball
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for the 2015 season.
References
External links
1984 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Baseball players from Miami
Birmingham Barons players
Broward Seahawks baseball players
Camden Riversharks players
Charlotte Knights players
Criollos de Caguas players
Great Falls White Sox players
Kannapolis Intimidators players
Kansas City T-Bones players
Laredo Lemurs players
Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente pitchers
Long Island Ducks players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Mexican League baseball pitchers
New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
Oakland Athletics players
Petroleros de Minatitlán players
Phoenix Desert Dogs players
Sacramento River Cats players
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players
Somerset Patriots players
Tiburones de La Guaira players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Trenton Thunder players
Winston-Salem Warthogs players
Southwest Miami Senior High School alumni
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