Carlos Hernández (pitcher, born 1980)
Carlos Hernández | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Guacara, Carabobo, Venezuela | April 22, 1980|
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 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Carlos Henrique Hernández (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈnandeθ]; born April 22, 1980) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2001 to 2002 and 2004.
Career
[edit]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.
Pitching style
[edit]Hernández has a low 90s fastball, a very good curveball, a changeup, and he can throw a decent slider as well. He is a switch hitter and throws left-handed.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)ESPN, or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
- Articles with short description
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Corpus Christi Hooks players
- Diablos Rojos del México players
- Durham Bulls players
- Houston Astros players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Martinsville Astros players
- Mexican League baseball pitchers
- Michigan Battle Cats players
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Sportspeople from Carabobo
- Round Rock Express players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Vero Beach Devil Rays players
- World Baseball Classic players of Venezuela
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- Venezuelan baseball biography stubs