Signed by the Dodgers as a free agent in 1984, Hernández became the second Venezuelan catcher in MLB history, following Bo Díaz. He made his major league debut in the 1990 season, basically as a backup for Mike Scioscia. A high skilled defensive player, Hernández spent his Dodgers career as mainly a back-up catcher to Scioscia and Mike Piazza, appearing in 230 games, including 133 starts. He signed as a free agent with San Diego and later was traded to the Cardinals.
In his first full major league season as a regular catcher for the Padres, Hernández batted .262, with 9 home runs and 52 runs batted in in 129 games played. In 22 postseason games, he hit .299 (20-67) with one homer and two RBI.
Hernández started his career as a manager with the Toros de Tijuana in the Mexican League for the 2004 season. He then returned to the San Diego Padres organization as a catching coordinator from 2005 to 2007. He also managed the Leones de Caracas from the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League from 2006 to 2008.[1]
Hernández returned to the San Diego Padres in 2012 as a color analyst for Spanish game broadcasts on Fox Deportes and their Spanish radio broadcast on XEMO.[2]
Hernández owned 'Caribbean Flavor', a Venezuelan restaurant in the San Diego suburb of Poway, but the restaurant closed in 2011.
carlos, hernández, catcher, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, hernández, second, maternal, family, name, almeida, carlos, alberto, hernández, almeida, born, 1967, venezuelan, former, major, league, baseball, catcher, played, angeles, dodgers, 1990. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Hernandez and the second or maternal family name is Almeida Carlos Alberto Hernandez Almeida er NAN dez born May 24 1967 is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1990 1996 San Diego Padres 1997 2000 and St Louis Cardinals 2000 Carlos HernandezHernandez in 1988CatcherBorn 1967 05 24 May 24 1967 age 55 San Felix VenezuelaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 20 1990 for the Los Angeles DodgersLast MLB appearanceOctober 1 2000 for the St Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsBatting average 253Home runs24Runs batted in141TeamsLos Angeles Dodgers 1990 1996 San Diego Padres 1997 1998 2000 St Louis Cardinals 2000 Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditSigned by the Dodgers as a free agent in 1984 Hernandez became the second Venezuelan catcher in MLB history following Bo Diaz He made his major league debut in the 1990 season basically as a backup for Mike Scioscia A high skilled defensive player Hernandez spent his Dodgers career as mainly a back up catcher to Scioscia and Mike Piazza appearing in 230 games including 133 starts He signed as a free agent with San Diego and later was traded to the Cardinals In his first full major league season as a regular catcher for the Padres Hernandez batted 262 with 9 home runs and 52 runs batted in in 129 games played In 22 postseason games he hit 299 20 67 with one homer and two RBI Hernandez finished his career batting 253 315 1244 with 24 home runs 141 RBI 102 runs 51 doubles one triple and one stolen base in 488 games played Hernandez started his career as a manager with the Toros de Tijuana in the Mexican League for the 2004 season He then returned to the San Diego Padres organization as a catching coordinator from 2005 to 2007 He also managed the Leones de Caracas from the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League from 2006 to 2008 1 Hernandez returned to the San Diego Padres in 2012 as a color analyst for Spanish game broadcasts on Fox Deportes and their Spanish radio broadcast on XEMO 2 Hernandez owned Caribbean Flavor a Venezuelan restaurant in the San Diego suburb of Poway but the restaurant closed in 2011 See also EditList of Major League Baseball players from VenezuelaReferences Edit The Official Site of The San Diego Padres Team Broadcasters Archived from the original on June 28 2007 Sources Former Padres catcher Carlos Hernandez to be color analyst for FSSD Spanish broadcast Gaslamp Ball External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Baseball Gauge Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers Retrosheet Venezuelan League This biographical article relating to a Venezuelan baseball catcher is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carlos Hernandez catcher amp oldid 1119288312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
