Carlos Hernández (pitcher)
- Carlos Hernández (pitcher)
Infobox MLB player
name = Carlos Hernández
width = 300
caption =
team = Tampa Bay Rays
number = 27
position = Starting pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|4|22
birthplace = Guacara, Carabobo State, Venezuela
bats = Switch
throws = Left
debutdate = August 18
debutyear = 2001
debutteam = Houston Astros
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 9-8
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 4.54
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 136
teams =
*Houston Astros (by|2001-by|2002, by|2004)
Carlos Enrique Hernández IPA| [ˌeɾˈnandez] (born April 22, 1980 in Guacara, Carabobo State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He played for the Houston Astros from by|2001-by|2002 and by|2004. He is a switch hitter and throws left-handed. Hernández has a low 90s fastball, a very good curveball, a changeup, and he can throw a decent slider as well.
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 by|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 by|2007, Hernández signed with the Tampa Bay Rays in by|2008 and was assigned to their Single-A affiliate, the Vero Beach Devil Rays.
In a three-year career, Hernández has posted a 9-8 record with 136 strikeouts and a 4.54 ERA in 172.2 innings.
External links
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