David Hernandez (baseball)
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Hernandez with the Phillies in 2016
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| Atlanta Braves | |||
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Born: May 13, 1985 Sacramento, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 28, 2009, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 28–39 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.10 | ||
| Strikeouts | 494 | ||
| WHIP | 1.34 | ||
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David Jose Hernandez (born May 13, 1985) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies. He attended Cosumnes River College.
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. Hernandez made his debut against the Detroit Tigers on May 28, 2009. He went 5 2⁄3 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. He is a flyball pitcher – 45% of balls in play are flyballs, with only 38% of them staying on the ground.
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.
On December 9, 2015 Hernandez signed with the Philadelphia Phillies.
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