David Hernandez (baseball)
| David Hernandez | |
|---|---|
 Hernandez with the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Philadelphia Phillies – No. 30 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 13, 1985 Sacramento, California | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 28, 2009, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics (through May 5, 2016) | |
| Win–loss record | 26–36 |
| Earned run average | 4.12 |
| Strikeouts | 437 |
| Teams | |
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David Jose Hernandez (born May 13, 1985) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Baltimore Orioles and Arizona Diamondbacks. He attended Cosumnes River College.
Professional career
Baltimore Orioles
Hernandez, who is of Mexican-American descent, was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 16th round, 483rd overall pick, of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft.[1] Hernandez made his debut against the Detroit Tigers on May 28, 2009. He went 52⁄3 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.[2] He is a flyball pitcher – 45% of balls in play are flyballs, with only 38% of them staying on the ground.[3]
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).
Hernandez missed the 2014 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Philadelphia Phillies
On December 9, 2015 Hernandez signed with the Philadelphia Phillies.[4]
International career
Hernandez attempted to join Team Mexico in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, but was not able to put together the proper documentation in time. After an injury to Chris Perez, Hernandez was asked to join Team USA.
References
- ^ "Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher David Hernandez hopes talent does talking in WBC". azcentral.com. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ "David Hernandez". fangraphs.com. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ Minor League Splits[dead link]
- ^ Phillies sign reliever David Hernandez
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- David Hernandez on Twitter
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Aberdeen IronBirds players
- American baseball players of Mexican descent
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Baseball players from California
- Bowie Baysox players
- Cosumnes River Hawks baseball players
- Delmarva Shorebirds players
- Frederick Keys players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Norfolk Tides players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Reno Aces players
- Sportspeople from Sacramento, California