Oscar Hernández (baseball)

Oscar Eduardo Hernández Rios (born July 9, 1993) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Kansas City Royals. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 230 pounds (100 kg), he throws and bats right-handed.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Rios.
Oscar Hernández
Hernández with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Free agent
Catcher
Born: (1993-07-09) July 9, 1993
Punto Fijo, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 12, 2015, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.196
Home runs1
Runs batted in2
Teams

Career

Tampa Bay Rays

Hernández signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in 2009. He made his professional debut with the Venezuelan Summer League Rays in 2010. In 2011, Hernández returned to the VSL Rays, slashing a torrid .402/.503/.732 with 21 home runs and 66 RBI in 69 games with the team. He was promoted to the Rookie-level Princeton Rays in 2012, where he hit .231/.349/.394 with 5 home runs and 24 RBI. He split the 2013 season between the Low-A Hudson Valley Renegades and the Single-A Bowling Green Hot Rods, accumulating a .227/.286/.364 slash line in 46 games between the two teams. He returned to Bowling Green for the 2014 season, posting a .249/.301/.401 slash line with 9 home runs and 63 RBI.[1]

Arizona Diamondbacks

Hernández was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Rays with the first overall pick in the 2014 Rule 5 draft.[2] Hernández began the 2015 season on the disabled list after breaking a bone in his left hand. He had a rehabilitation assignment in June with the Triple-A Reno Aces and the Single-A Kane County Cougars,[3] then was activated to the Diamondbacks' MLB roster on July 4.[4]

Hernández made his MLB debut on July 12, 2015, and appeared in 31 games for the 2015 Diamondbacks, batting .161/.257/.194. In 2016, he appeared in four MLB games with Arizona, batting .182 with one home run, which came on August 10 off of Jerry Blevins, helping the Diamondbacks defeat the New York Mets, 3−2, at Citi Field in 12 innings.[5] His bulk of work in 2016 came in Double-A with the Mobile BayBears and in High-A with the Visalia Rawhide. He was assigned to the Double-A Jackson Generals to begin the 2017 season. On June 23, 2017, Hernández was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks, removing him from their 40-man roster.[6] He was outrighted to Jackson on June 27, and remained in Double-A to finish the year, logging a slash line of .197/.263/.352.[1] He elected free agency following the season on November 6.[7]

Boston Red Sox

On January 8, 2018, Hernández signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization.[8] On March 23, 2018, he was suspended 50 games without pay, following a second positive test for a drug of abuse, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.[9] He was activated from the restricted list at the end of May, and was assigned to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox where he batted .205 with one home run and 14 RBIs in 47 games.[10]

Hernández started the 2019 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, then was assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket in late April.[10] He was selected to Boston's active MLB roster on May 17, when Sandy León was placed on the paternity list.[11] Hernández was returned to Pawtucket on May 20, without making an appearance with Boston.[11] For the 2019 MLB London Series at the end of June, Hernández traveled to London with the Red Sox as an extra player not on the active roster, in case of injury.[12] He was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on July 2, in order to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Trevor Kelley.[13] The team sent Hernández outright to Pawtucket the next day.[14] Overall with Portland and Pawtucket in 2019, Hernández appeared in 54 minor league games, batting .192 with six home runs and 21 RBIs.[10] He elected free agency on October 1.[15]

St. Louis Cardinals

On January 7, 2020, Hernández signed a minor league deal with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.[16] On May 27, Hernández was released by the Cardinals.[17]

Kansas City Royals

On July 9, 2020, Hernandez signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.[18] On July 23, 2020, Hernandez was selected to the 40-man and active rosters.[19] He was designated for assignment on August 2 after going 2-for-4 in 4 games with the Royals[20] and outrighted on August 5.[21] On October 15, 2020, Hernandez elected free agency.

Toros de Tijuana

On June 24, 2021, Hernández signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.[22] Hernández hit .244/.279/.366 with 1 home run and 4 RBI in 14 games with Tijuana before he was released on July 20.[22]

Trois-Rivières Aigles

On January 11, 2023, Hernández signed with the Trois-Rivières Aigles of the Frontier League.[23] In 22 games for the Aigles, he batted .242/.329/.333 with 1 home run and 5 RBI. On August 4, Hernández was released by Trois-Rivières.[24]

See also

References
  1. "Oscar Hernandez Minor, Fall, Winter & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History".
  2. Zach Buchanan, azcentral sports (December 11, 2014). "Diamondbacks take catcher with top pick in Rule 5 draft". azcentral. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  3. "Diamondbacks Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. June 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  4. "D-backs activate Corbin, catcher Hernandez". 4 July 2015.
  5. "Hernandez hits 1st ML homer in 12th, D-backs beat Mets 3-2". ESPN. AP. August 11, 2016.
  6. "Diamondbacks Designate Oscar Hernandez".
  7. "Minor League Free Agents 2017". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  8. Todd, Jeff (January 9, 2018). "Minor MLB Transactions: 1/9/18". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  9. "Cardinals minor leaguer one of four suspended by MLB for drug violations". FOX2now.com. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  10. "Óscar Hernández Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  11. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. May 2019. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  12. Browne, Ian; Hoch, Bryan (June 28, 2019). "London calling: FAQ for Yanks-Red Sox series". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  13. @RedSox (July 2, 2019). "To make room on the 40-man roster, the club designated C Óscar Hernández for assignment" (Tweet). Retrieved July 2, 2019 – via Twitter.
  14. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. July 2019. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  15. "Position Players Recently Electing Free Agency".
  16. "Cardinals, Oscar Hernandez Agree to Minors Deal".
  17. "Cardinals Release Chris Ellis, Oscar Hernandez".
  18. "Royals Sign Oscar Hernandez".
  19. "Royals' Greg Holland Earns Roster Spot".
  20. "Royals Reinstate Jakob Junis, Cam Gallagher from Injured List; Designate Oscar Hernandez".
  21. "Royals Outright Oscar Hernandez, Place Starling & Sparkman on IL".
  22. "Stats". milb.com.
  23. "2023 Transactions".
  24. "2023 Transactions". frontierleague.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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