Yonny Hernández (baseball)

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Yonny Hernández
Texas Rangers – No. 65
Infielder
Born: (1998-05-04) May 4, 1998 (age 23)
Maturín, Venezuela
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 5, 2021, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.217
Home runs0
Runs batted in6
Teams

Yonny José Hernández (born May 4, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Professional career[]

Hernández signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in 2014 for a $200,000 signing bonus.[1] He played for the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League in 2015 and 2016, hitting .233/.366/.273/.639 with 13 RBI in 2015 and .293/.402/.367/.769 with 31 RBI in 2016.[2] He split the 2017 season between the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, and the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League, hitting a combined .233/.370/.301/.671 with 1 home run and 21 RBI.[2] He played for the Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Winter League in the 2017 offseason.[3] Hernández split the 2018 season between Frisco and the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, hitting a combined .261/.374/.325/.699 with 2 home runs and 41 RBI.[2] He split the 2019 season between Frisco and the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, hitting a combined .289/.413/.330/.744 with 50 RBI.[2] Hernández played for the Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League following the 2019 season, hitting .229 with 9 RBI over 27 games.[4] Hernández spent time at the Rangers' alternate training site in 2020, with the cancelation of the minor league season due to the COVID 19 pandemic.[5] Hernández opened the 2021 season with the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West,[6][7] hitting .250/.424/.323/.747 with 1 home run, 13 RBI, and 21 stolen bases.[8] On August 5, Texas selected his contact and promoted him to the active roster to make his major league debut.[9][10] He recorded his first career hit on August 6, a single off Chris Bassitt.[11] Over 43 games for Texas in 2021, he hit .217/.315/.252/.567 with 6 RBI and 11 stolen bases.[12]

International career[]

Hernández played for Venezuela in the 2011 Little League World Series.[13][14] Hernández played for Venezuela in the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[15]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ben Badler (April 9, 2015). "2014-15 International Reviews: Texas Rangers". Baseball America. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Yonny stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "TIBURONES APUESTA AL FUTURO". TIBURONES. November 4, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  4. ^ David Long (October 26, 2019). "Texas Rangers look to strengthen links with Auckland Tuatara". Stuff.co.NZ. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Chris Halicke (February 21, 2021). "Rangers Top Prospect On Opening-Day Roster? Decision Time". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Kevin Lyttle (May 5, 2021). "2021 Round Round Rock Express season preview: A look at the team's initial roster". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  7. ^ Jamey Newberg (May 14, 2021). "The Rangers' farm system is on fire. Which prospects are leading the charge?". The Athletic. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "Round Rock INF Yonny Hernandez Promoted to Texas". MiLB.com. August 5, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  9. ^ "Rangers' Eli White: Lands on IL". CBSSports.com. August 5, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  10. ^ "Rangers place Eli White on 10-day injured list, select contract of INF Yonny Hernandez from Round Rock". MLB.com. August 5, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  11. ^ Landry, Kennedi (August 7, 2021). "Folty strong again vs. A's, but Rangers fall". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  12. ^ Levi Weaver (October 6, 2021). "Grading the 2021 Texas Rangers: Position players edition". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  13. ^ Ally Williams (August 31, 2011). "5 Players You'll Remember from the 2011 Little League World Series". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  14. ^ Sportsnet Staff (August 21, 2011). "Latin America defeats Canada at LLWS". Sportsnet. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  15. ^ Evan Grant (May 27, 2021). "Rangers Prospect Davis Wendzel out with handinjury". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

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