Yonny Hernández (baseball)

Yonny José Hernández (born May 4, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Dodgers.

Yonny Hernández
Los Angeles Dodgers
Infielder
Born: (1998-05-04) May 4, 1998
Maturín, Venezuela
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 5, 2021, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.190
Home runs0
Runs batted in10
Teams

Professional career

Texas Rangers

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 runs batted in (RBIs) in 2015 and .293/.402/.367/.769 with 31 RBIs 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 one home run and 21 RBIs.[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 two home runs and 41 RBIs.[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 RBIs.[2] Hernández played for the Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League following the 2019 season, hitting .229 with nine RBIs 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 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases.[8] On August 5, Texas selected his contract 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 six RBIs and 11 stolen bases.[12]

Arizona Diamondbacks

On April 7, 2022, Hernández was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Jeferson Espinal.[13] He spent most of the season on optional assignment with the Triple–A Reno Aces. In 12 games for Arizona, Hernández went 2–for–24 (.083) with 2 walks.[14]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On November 3, 2022, Hernández was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics.[15] On December 13, Hernández was designated for assignment by Oakland.[16][17]

On December 15, 2022, Hernández was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considerations.[18] Hernández was optioned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the 2023 season.[19] He appeared in 14 games in the major leagues for Los Angeles, with three hits in 22 at-bats.[2] On September 1, 2023, he was outrighted to the minors and removed from the 40-man roster.[20] In 93 games for Oklahoma City, he hit .252.[2]

International career

Hernández played for Venezuela in the 2011 Little League World Series.[21][22] Hernández played for Venezuela in the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[23]

See also

References
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  2. "Yonny stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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  4. David Long (October 26, 2019). "Texas Rangers look to strengthen links with Auckland Tuatara". Stuff.co.NZ. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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  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.
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  13. "Rangers put Richards, recovering LeClerc on injured list". USA Today. Associated Press. April 7, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022. Alternate URL
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  15. "A's claim INF Yonny Hernandez off waivers from Arizona". ESPN.com. November 3, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  16. "A's DFA Ernie Clement and Yonny Hernandez". si.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  17. "A's reach two-year contracts with Aledmys Diaz, Jace Peterson". Associated Press. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  18. "Dodgers acquire infielder Yonny Hernandez from Athletics". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  19. "Dodgers' Yonny Hernandez: Sent to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  20. Stephen, Eric (September 1, 2023). "Dodgers September call-ups are Kolten Wong and Emmet Sheehan". SB Nation. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  21. Ally Williams (August 31, 2011). "5 Players You'll Remember from the 2011 Little League World Series". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  22. Sportsnet Staff (August 21, 2011). "Latin America defeats Canada at LLWS". Sportsnet. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  23. Evan Grant (May 27, 2021). "Rangers Prospect Davis Wendzel out with handinjury". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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