David Hernandez (baseball)

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David Hernandez
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 30
Pitcher
Born: May 13, 1985 (1985-05-13) Sacramento, California
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 28, 2009 for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics (through 2011 season)
Win–loss record	15–20
Earned run average	4.54
Strikeouts	191
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (2009–2010) Arizona Diamondbacks (2011–present)

David Jose Hernandez (born May 13, 1985, in Sacramento, California) is a Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He attended Cosumnes River College.

Career

Baltimore Orioles

Hernandez was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 16th round, 483rd overall pick, of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.

Hernandez made his debut against the Detroit Tigers on May 28, 2009. He went 5 2/3 innings. He gave up five hits, allowed four walks, and only one earned run while striking out three.

Hernandez throws a 95 mph fastball, a 78 mph slider, and an 84 mph changeup. He is known for his high strikeout rate, which improved at every level in the minors, from 9.54 K/9 in A to 12.46 K/9 in AAA. He is a flyball pitcher - 45% of balls in play are flyballs, with only 38% of them staying on the ground.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On December 6, 2010 he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks (along with Kam Mickolio) for Mark Reynolds and a player to be named later (John Hester).

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)