Pedro Hernández

[William Malone]

Pedro Michel Hernández was born on April 12, 1989 in Venezuela.

The San Diego Paders signed him as an international free agent in 2009. He was traded to the Chicago White Sox in 2012, and made his Major League debut later that season. Hernández pitched just one game for the White Sox, allowing eight runs over 4.0 innings on July 18, 2012. Chicago traded him to the Minnesota Twins just ten days later, acquiring veteran pitcher Francisco Liriano in the process. Infield prospect Eduardo Escobar also went to Minnesota in the deal. 

Hernández finished 2012 in Triple-A, but broke camp with the Twins in 2013 as their fifth starter. He allowed three runs over five innings in his Twins debut on April 7th. This helped Minnesota defeat the Baltimore Orioles. Hernández allowed just one run over his next three appearances, picking up his first Major League win against the Texas Rangers on April 27th.

His hot start slowly faded, and the Twins eventually demoted Hernández to Triple-A in early June with a 5.54 ERA through seven starts and two relief appearances. Despite the poor ERA, he carried a win-loss record of 3-1. Hernández returned to the Twins as a September call-up, making five more starts. The first three were fairly solid, but he allowed 12 runs over a combined 3.2 innings during his final two starts of the year. The Twins outrighted him off of the 40-man roster during the off-season.

He signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies in 2014. Hernández appeared in one big league game for them, allowing three runs over 5.2 innings. He pitched for the then-independent St. Paul Saints in 2015, and continued to play professionally in various international leagues through the 2018 season.

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