Yoel Hernández (baseball)

Infobox MLB player


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name=Yoel Hernández
position=Relief Pitcher
team=Philadelphia Phillies
number=44
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|4|15
debutdate=May 5
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies
statyear=2007
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stat2label=Earned Run Average| stat2value=3.86
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stat3value=2
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*Philadelphia Phillies (by|2007-present)

Yoel Alejandro Hernández (born April 15, 1980 in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela) is a middle-relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. Listed at 6' 2", 210 lb., he bats and throws right-handed.

According to "Baseball America", Hernandez has the best slider in the Phillies organization. He signed in 1998 as a free agent and has been pitching for them since 2000, being added to the 40-man roster prior to the 2005 season. From 2000 through 2006, he posted a 34-36 record with a 3.45 ERA and 17 saves in 204 games at five different levels. In 2000, he was selected to the Gulf Coast League All-Star team. Hernández started 2007 with Triple-A Ottawa Lynx, going 1-0, 1.74, 6, before joining the Phillies in May as a replacement for injured Tom Gordon.

ee also

*List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball

ources

* [http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/features/05top10s/phillies.html Baseball America]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/Yoel-Hernandez.shtml Baseball Cube]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hernayo01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://phuturephillies.com/2007/05/04/yoel-hernandez-gets-the-call/#more-312 Phuture Phillies]