Ricardo Hernández (born January 23, 1988) is a

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former professional

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player. He signed as an amateur free agent with the

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in 2006. After a year in the

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and another in the

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he moved to the U.S. and played for the

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in 2008 and the

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in 2009. He moved to Spain and joined the

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. After winning the league championship in 2011 (with a record of 15-0 and a 0.82 ERA in 17 games) he jumped to the

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in 2012 to play for Danesi Nettuno.Ricardo Hernandez from FC Barcelona to Danesi Nettuno
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in the

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and the

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. He then played for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019.

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