Carlos Hernández (pitcher, born 1980)

Carlos Hernández
Carlos Hernández
	Hernández with the Durham Bulls in 2010
	Pitcher
	Born: April 22, 1980 (age 44); Guacara, Carabobo, Venezuela
	Batted: Switch Threw: Left
MLB debut
	August 18, 2001, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
	September 26, 2004, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	9–8
Earned run average	4.54
Strikeouts	136
Teams
	Houston Astros (2001–2002, 2004);

Carlos Henrique Hernández (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈnandeθ]; born April 22, 1980) is a retired starting pitcher in professional baseball.He played for the Houston Astros from 2001 to 2002 and 2004. He is a switch hitter and throws left-handed. Hernández has a low 90s fastball, a very good curveball, a changeup, and he can throw a decent slider as well.

In 2001, he suffered a partial tear of his left rotator cuff diving back to second base. Before the injury, he was 1–0 with a 1.02 ERA, allowing only 11 hits in 17.6 innings. Despite pitching in pain, Hernández again showed promise in 2002, but his season was hampered by an ongoing injury with his left shoulder. He finished 7–5 with a 4.38 ERA in 21 starts, but twice was disabled. He missed the 2003 season following surgery. In 2004, Hernández started his rehabilitation with the New Orleans Zephyrs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Astros, and finished with the big club with a 1–3 mark and a 6.43 ERA in nine starts.

After not playing baseball for anybody in 2007, Hernández signed with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 and was assigned to their Single-A affiliate, the Vero Beach Devil Rays, where in six starts, he went 2–1 with a 1.04 ERA.

In a three-year career, Hernández posted a 9–8 record with 136 strikeouts and a 4.54 ERA in 172.2 innings.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)ESPN, or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)

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