Carlos Eduardo Hernández (born March 11, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.
| Carlos Hernández | |
|---|---|
 Hernández in 2023 | |
| Kansas City Royals – No. 43 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 11, 1997 Guayana, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 1, 2020, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics (through September 18, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 7–19 |
| Earned run average | 4.93 |
| Strikeouts | 223 |
| Saves | 4 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
editHernández signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent on July 19, 2016, for a $15,000 signing bonus.[1] He spent his professional debut season of 2017 with the Burlington Royals, pitching to a 1–4 win–loss record with a 5.49 earned run average (ERA) and 62 strikeouts over 62+1⁄3 innings. He spent the 2018 season with the Lexington Legends, going 6–5 with a 3.29 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 79+1⁄3 innings.[2][3] Hernández suffered a stress fracture in his rib cage during spring training in 2019, and did not make his season debut until June 21.[2][4] He split the 2019 season between the AZL Royals, Burlington, and Lexington, going a combined 3–5 with a 5.31 ERA and 68 strikeouts over 57+2⁄3 innings.[1][5][6]
Hernández was added to the Royals 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[7]
On September 1, 2020, Hernández was promoted to the major leagues for the first time and made his debut that day against the Cleveland Indians, pitching 3+2⁄3 scoreless innings. With the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Hernández appeared in five games, compiling an 0–1 record with a 4.91 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 14+2⁄3 innings pitched.[8] In 2021, he compiled a 6–2 record with 3.68 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 85+2⁄3 innings.
References
edit- ^ a b Alec Lewis (September 18, 2019). "Royals' exit survey, minor-league pitchers: Evaluating the top prospects, players to watch". The Athletic. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ a b RotoWire Staff (June 26, 2019). "Royals' Carlos Hernandez: Resumes action at rookie ball". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Andrew Gruman (August 4, 2018). "Royals Name Minor League Players and Pitchers of the Month for July". MLB.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ R.J. Anderson (September 26, 2019). "Kansas City Royals top prospect list 2020: Bobby Witt Jr., No. 2 pick in 2019 draft, leads the pack". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Alec Lewis (November 18, 2019). "Who will the Royals protect in the Rule 5 draft? Foster Griffin has made his case". The Athletic. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Shlomo Sprung (September 10, 2019). "Hernandez puts Legends on brink of title". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Royals add four players to 40-man roster; Bonifacio, Dini among four DFA'd". Fox Sports Kansas City. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Carlos Hernández Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet