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Luis Hernandez
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Career Regular Season
AB
AVG
HR
RBI
SB
OPS
267
.243
3
20
6
.580
AB
AVG
HR
RBI
SB
OPS
267
.243
3
20
6
.580
Luis Hernandez Bio
Fullname:
Luis Armando Hernandez
Born:
6/26/1984 in Quibor, Venezuela
High School:
U.E. Altagracia, Quibor, VEN
Debut:
7/08/2007
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Luis Armando Hernandez
Full name LUIS ARMANDO HERNANDEZ (MENDOZA)...Graduated from Unidad Educativa Altagracia in Quibor, Venezuela...Played soccer and baseball.
2012
Spent most of the 2012 season at Triple-A Round Rock (Texas Rangers) where he hit .262 (136-519) with 23 doubles, 6 triples, 8 homers and 70 RBI in 129 games. He appeared in 113 games at shortstop and 15 games at second base and recorded a season fielding pct. of .981 (12E, 627TC). The Quibor, Venezuela native also appeared in 2 games with Texas from August 24-27 when Michael Young went on the Paternity List (0-for-2). Hit in 16 straight games from August 4-20 and from August 1 thru the end of the season he hit .359 (42-117) with 10 2B, 3 3B, 1HR & 23 RBI in 27 games after hitting .390 (41-105) in August with a .958 OPS...Hit .302 (55-182) in the 2nd half with 3 HR & 31 RBI...Hit .270 (96-355) off RHP with 15 2B, 6 3B, 5HR & 56 RBI and .304 (72-237) with runners on base.... Played for Aragua in the VZWL after the season, hitting .375 (39-104) with 11 2B, 13RBI and a .875OPS in 27 games.
2011
Spent the entire year at Buffalo (AAA), batting .240 with 6 homers and 54 RBI in 121 games...was outrighted off the 40-man roster on March 30 and assigned to Buffalo...played 90 games/86 starts at second base, 21 G/20 starts at short, the first time in his career where shortstop was not his primary position...had a .980 (8 E/404 TC) fielding pct. at second base...hit .287 (35-122) with RISP, .300 (18-60) with RISP and 2 outs, and .381 (8-21) with the bases loaded, including a grand slam on June 9...was hitting as low as .196 (29-148) through June 5, but hit .266 (68-256) over his final 76 contests beginning June 6...2 of his 5 HR came in back-to-back games, July 21 at Syracuse and July 22 vs. Pawtucket... had 3 different games of season-high 5 RBI...was 3-for- 11 (.273) as a pinch-hitter. WINTER BALL: Played for Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League, hitting .259 (48-185) with 9 doubles, 14 RBI and 21 runs scored in 50 games...also batted .244 (20-82) with 9 RBI and 11 runs in 22 postseason games as Aragua won the league title.
2010
Had his contract selected from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League on August 27...His final at-bat of the season for the Mets was a memorable one...Fouled a ball off his right foot against Atlanta's Tim Hudson on September 18 leading off the sixth inning...Hit a home run on the next pitch...After the game it was revealed that he had broken a bone in the foot...Had surgery on September 21 to repair a fractured right metatarsal...The operaton was performed by Dr. Jonathan Deland at the Hospital Special Surgery...Hit a home run against the Cubs' Sean Marshall at Wrigley Field on September 3...Collected two home runs in 44 at-bats with the Mets...Had one home run in his previous 221 major league at-bats...Made 11 starts for the Mets, nine at second base and two at shortstop, August 29 vs. Houston and August 30 at Atlanta...Also saw action in two games at third base, August 31 at Atlanta and September 6 at Washington...Went 3-7 at Chicago on September 5 to tie his career-best...Had three hits, September 13, 2007, Baltimore at the Angels...Also had two hits at Washington on September 8...Before joining the Mets, he played in 57 games with Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League and 47 contests with Buffalo...Joined Buffalo on July 1...In 104 minor league games he collected three, four-hit games: May 1 at Akron, July 16 vs. Gwinnett and August 26 at Syracuse...Also had 20 games with two hits and 10 with three hits.
2009
Split the season between Kansas City and Omaha (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League...Had his contract selected by the Royals on May 2nd...Was Designated for Assignment on July 7th and outrighted to Omaha on July 15th...His contract was selected for a second time on September 6th...Tied his career high with two RBI, October 2nd at Minnesota...Hit .273 (9-33) at night for the Royals...Had 16 multi-hit games while with Omaha...Collected 12 two hit games, three contests with three hits and one four-hit game, April 11th at Albuquerque.
2008
Made his first career Opening Day roster, breaking camp with the Baltimore Orioles...Appeared in 36 games for Baltimore before being Designated for Assignment on June 2nd...Spent the remainder of the season at Norfolk (AAA) of the International League.
2007
Appeared in 30 games, including 16 starts, for the Orioles after stints in AA Bowie and AAA Norfolk...Hit .242 (88-364) in 92 games for Bowie and .273 (9-33) in nine games for Norfolk...Batted .400 (18-45) during an 11-game hitting streak for the Baysox, April 12-24...Made his major league debut on July 8 at Texas, entering defensively at shortstop and going 0-for-1...Collected his first major league hit, a double, against Chicago on July 12...Had his first career multi-hit game on July 17 against Seattle...Finished with 5 multi-hit games on the season...Hit safely in 7 straight games with an at-bat, July 17-August 4, batting .357 (10-28) in that time...Had a career-high 3 hits, September 13 against the Los Angeles Angels...Hit his first career home run on September 27, a 2-run shot off Toronto's Brian Tallet.
2006
Spent most of the season with AA Mississippi, except for a 19-day stint with AAA Richmond in April...Combined to bat .256 (116-453) between the two teams, with 16 doubles, 4 triples and 2 home runs...Began and finished the season at Mississippi...Played 4 games at second base for Mississippi, going 3-for-15, before being promoted to Richmond on April 11...Started 19 straight games at shortstop for the AAA Braves...Had 4 two-hit games with a longest hitting streak of 3 games, April 23-24 in a series vs. Norfolk...Had 2 of his 4 doubles on April 20 at Buffalo...Hit his only home run, a solo shot in his final game, on April 30 vs. Scranton-Wilkes Barre, before being optioned back to Mississippi...Upon returning, split his time between second base (30 games) and shortstop (36 games) until July 16...From that point on, started 29 straight games at shortstop before serving as a pinch-hitter in his final 4 appearances...Had multi-hit games in 6 of 8 contests from May 9-16, going 13-for-32 to raise his average from .227 to .303, his highest mark since Opening Day...Followed that by batting .125 (8-64) over an 18-game stretch, hitting safely in only 6 games and dropping his average to .221 on June 6...Came back on June 8 to go 5-for-5 vs. Charlotte...Had a 6-game hitting streak, June 14-20, batting .370 (10-27)...Had 6 multi-hit efforts in 7 games from July 18-25, batting .541 (13-24), to raise his average from .238 to .263...Hit safely in 6 of 7 games, including a pair of 3-hit outings, July 29-August 5...Batted .448 (13-29) in that stretch to raise his average to .274, his highest mark after May 23...Following the season, played for La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League and batted .323 (52-161) in 49 games...Had 7 doubles, 3 triples, a homer and 22 RBI on the season and batted .424 (25-59) during a 13-game hitting streak.
2005
Set a career high with five triples, three sacrifice flies, and 41 walks in 122 games at Mississippi (AA)...Hit .295 (28-for-95), including both of his home runs, in the month of August...Led off the ninth with a double and later scored on a sacrifice fly giving the Braves the win on 5/7 at JAX...Went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored on 5/31 vs MTG...Went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored on 6/11 at WTN. Tallied the team's only two hits of the game...Went 2-for-4 including a lead-off triple in the bottom of the ninth and came in with the winning run in 7/29's 4-3 win over TNS...Went 3-for-3 with two homers on 8/11 at CHA.
2004
Posted career highs in batting average (.271), games (117), runs (49), hits (109), doubles (23) and RBI (45) at Myrtle Beach (A)...Went 3-for-5, including the game-winning double vs. Winston-Salem on 4/19...Went 3-for-5 with three RBI, including his first HR of the season with two outs and a full count in the top of the ninth with the Pelicans down by a run to tie the game on 5/19 at Frederick...Went 2-for-5 and drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth vs. Lynchburg on 7/15...On 8/15 at Salem, went 2-for-4 with a double and drove in all three Myrtle Beach runs.
2003
Spent the year with Rome Braves in the South Atlantic League.
2002
First full season in the U.S. was in Gulf Coast League.
2001
Made his professional debut for the Braves of the Dominican Summer League.
Year
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OBP
OPS
Career Regular Season
267
22
65
3
20
6
.243
.284
.580
Year
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OBP
OPS
Career Regular Season
267
22
65
3
20
6
.243
.284
.580
Awards
EAS Mid-Season All-Star
Year
Team
League
2010
Binghamton Mets
EAS
ALPB End-of-Season All-Star
Year
Team
League
2016
Bridgeport Bluefish
ALPB
2017
Bridgeport Bluefish
ALPB
ALPB Mid-Season All-Star
Year
Team
League
2017
Bridgeport Bluefish
ALPB
Latest Transactions
Team
Date
Transaction
November 2, 2020
RHP Luis Hernandez elected free agency.
April 4, 2020
RHP Luis Hernandez assigned to Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
January 13, 2020
Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Luis Hernandez to a minor league contract.
November 4, 2019
RHP Luis Hernandez elected free agency.
September 14, 2019
Omaha Storm Chasers activated RHP Luis Hernandez from the 7-day injured list.
December 23, 2018
RHP Luis Hernandez assigned to Omaha Storm Chasers.
December 22, 2018
Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Luis Hernandez to a minor league contract.
November 2, 2018
RHP Luis Hernandez elected free agency.
September 27, 2018
AZL Royals activated RHP Luis Hernandez.
April 12, 2018
RHP Luis Hernandez assigned to AZL Royals.
April 11, 2018
Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Luis Hernandez to a minor league contract.
January 30, 2018
2B Luis Hernandez assigned to Venezuela.
October 18, 2017
2B Luis Hernandez assigned to Caribes de Anzoategui.
October 26, 2016
2B Luis Hernandez assigned to Caribes de Anzoategui.
November 6, 2015
2B Luis Hernandez elected free agency.
September 29, 2015
2B Luis Hernandez assigned to Caribes de Anzoategui.
September 2, 2015
Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 2B Luis Hernandez to a minor league contract.
September 2, 2015
2B Luis Hernandez assigned to Salt Lake Bees.
November 4, 2013
2B Luis Hernandez elected free agency.
October 10, 2013
SS Luis Hernandez assigned to Tigres de Aragua.
September 9, 2013
Columbus Clippers activated 2B Luis Hernandez from the 7-day disabled list.
August 3, 2013
Columbus Clippers placed 2B Luis Hernandez on the 7-day disabled list.
June 29, 2013
Columbus Clippers activated 2B Luis Hernandez from the 7-day disabled list.
June 20, 2013
Columbus Clippers sent 2B Luis Hernandez on a rehab assignment to AZL Indians.
April 25, 2013
Columbus Clippers placed 2B Luis Hernandez on the 7-day disabled list. left hamstring strain
November 5, 2012
Luis Hernandez roster status changed by Cleveland Indians.
November 5, 2012
Cleveland Indians signed free agent 3B Luis Hernandez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
October 12, 2012
SS Luis Hernandez elected free agency.
August 29, 2012
Texas Rangers sent SS Luis Hernandez outright to Round Rock Express.
August 27, 2012
Texas Rangers designated Luis Hernandez for assignment.
August 24, 2012
Texas Rangers selected the contract of SS Luis Hernandez from Round Rock Express.
November 30, 2011
Round Rock Express signed free agent Luis Hernandez.
November 30, 2011
Texas Rangers signed free agent 2B Luis Hernandez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
October 14, 2011
2B Luis Hernandez elected free agency.
April 15, 2011
2B Luis Hernandez assigned to Buffalo Bisons from Mets Extended Spring Training.
April 6, 2011
Luis Hernandez assigned to Mets Extended Spring Training from Buffalo Bisons.
March 30, 2011
New York Mets sent Luis Hernandez outright to Buffalo Bisons.
October 4, 2010
Tigres de Aragua signed SS Luis Hernandez.
August 27, 2010
New York Mets selected the contract of Luis Hernandez from Buffalo Bisons.
July 1, 2010
Luis Hernandez assigned to Buffalo Bisons from Binghamton Mets.
April 10, 2010
Luis Hernandez assigned to Binghamton Mets from Buffalo Bisons.
February 4, 2010
Buffalo Bisons signed free agent Luis Hernandez.
February 4, 2010
New York Mets signed free agent SS Luis Hernandez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
January 9, 2010
Kansas City Royals designated Luis Hernandez for assignment.
October 8, 2009
SS Luis Hernandez assigned to Tiburones de La Guaira.
September 6, 2009
Kansas City Royals selected the contract of SS Luis Hernandez from Omaha Royals.
July 7, 2009
Kansas City Royals designated SS Luis Hernandez for assignment.
May 3, 2009
Kansas City Royals selected the contract of SS Luis Hernandez from Omaha Royals.
April 8, 2009
Omaha Royals signed Luis Hernandez.
November 18, 2006
RHP Luis Hernandez assigned to Tiburones de La Guaira.
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