David Hernandez (baseball)
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David Jose Hernandez is a Major League Baseball
right-handed relief pitcher
for the Arizona Diamondbacks
. He attended Cosumnes River College
.
in the 16th round, 483rd overall pick, of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft
.
Hernandez made his debut against the Detroit Tigers
on May 28, 2009. He went 5 2/3 innings. He gave up five hits, allowed four walks, and only one earned run while striking out three.
Hernandez throws a 93 mph fastball, a 78 mph slider, and an 84 mph changeup. He is known for his high strikeout rate, which improved at every level in the minors, from 9.54 K/9 in A to 12.46 K/9 in AAA. He is a flyball pitcher - 45% of balls in play are flyballs, with only 38% of them staying on the ground.
On December 6, 2010 he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks
(along with Kam Mickolio
) for Mark Reynolds
and a player to be named later or cash.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
right-handed relief pitcher
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
. He attended Cosumnes River College
Cosumnes River College
Cosumnes River College is a two-year community college located at the southern edge of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California.The college is part of the Los Rios Community College District and was opened in 1970. Current enrollment is 13,500 students at its main campus...
.
Biography
Hernandez was drafted by the Baltimore OriolesBaltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
in the 16th round, 483rd overall pick, of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft
2005 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2005 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 7 and 8. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams...
.
Hernandez made his debut against the Detroit Tigers
2009 Detroit Tigers season
The 2009 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 109th season. The Tigers' new slogan for 2009 is "Always a Tiger." It replaces the 2006–2008 slogan "Who's Your Tiger?"...
on May 28, 2009. He went 5 2/3 innings. He gave up five hits, allowed four walks, and only one earned run while striking out three.
Hernandez throws a 93 mph fastball, a 78 mph slider, and an 84 mph changeup. He is known for his high strikeout rate, which improved at every level in the minors, from 9.54 K/9 in A to 12.46 K/9 in AAA. He is a flyball pitcher - 45% of balls in play are flyballs, with only 38% of them staying on the ground.
On December 6, 2010 he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
(along with Kam Mickolio
Kam Mickolio
Kameron Kraig 'Kam' Mickolio is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball.-Amateur career:...
) for Mark Reynolds
Mark Reynolds (baseball)
Mark Andrew Reynolds is a third baseman/first baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Baltimore Orioles. He is known both for his power-hitting abilities and for his record-breaking strike out totals...
and a player to be named later or cash.