Hernán Alcides Iribarren (born June 29, 1984) is a Venezuelan professional baseball former

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and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the

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and

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Minor league career

Iribarren was first signed as an undrafted free agent by the

on March 26, 2002. He began the season with their Rookie League Arizona League Brewers, before advancing to their Class A

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. He stayed at the Class A level in , but then with the West Virginia Power. He was promoted to the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees in , and then the Double-A Huntsville Stars in . On March 14, 2008, he was assigned the Brewers' Triple-A

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. Iribarren has also played two seasons in the Dominican Summer League. After playing in 130 games, he has accumulated a .329 batting average, 4

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, 61 RBIs, and 24

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Major league career

After beginning the 2008 season in the minor leagues, Iribarren was recalled on April 10, 2008. The team planned to use him in the outfield as well as the infield. On April 12, Iribarren got his first hit off

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of the New York Mets, a single to shallow center. He returned to Nashville on April 18, and was later recalled to the Brewers on June 10, only to be returned to Triple-A on June 22. He was recalled again by the Brewers on July 31, 2009. On March 13, 2010, Iribarren was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers. According to Matt Eddy of baseballamerica.com Iribarren became a free agent after the 2010 season ended. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=10522 On January 5, 2011 it was reported that Iribarren signed a minor league deal with the Rockies with an invite to spring training. He suffered a knee injury in spring training and missed the entire 2011 season. He elected free agency from the

organization on November 6, 2015 but shortly re-signed with them on another minor league contract. On December 9, 2016, Iribarren signed another minor league contract with Cincinnati. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017. He resigned a minor league deal for the 2018 season. He elected free agency on November 3, 2018. On March 22, 2019 re-signed to a minor league deal with the Reds. However, he did not appear in any games and was released in early June.

Coaching career

He had retired as an active player and signed on as bench coach for the Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League for the 2019 season. Iribarren became the bench coach for the Dayton Dragons in 2020.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Iribarren, Hernan 1984 births Living people Arizona League Brewers players Beloit Snappers players Brevard County Manatees players Cardenales de Lara players Cincinnati Reds players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Huntsville Stars players Louisville Bats players Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Major League Baseball second basemen Milwaukee Brewers players Minor league baseball coaches Nashville Sounds players Oklahoma City RedHawks players Sportspeople from Barquisimeto Venezuelan baseball coaches Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States West Virginia Power players

Minor league career

Major league career

Coaching career

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