Elieser Hernández

Elieser Alexis Hernández (Eh-LEE-eh-ser;[1] born May 3, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was signed by the Houston Astros as an international free agent in 2012, and made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins in 2018.

Elieser Hernández
Hernández with the Miami Marlins in 2018
New York Mets – No. 57
Pitcher
Born: (1995-05-03) May 3, 1995
Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 11, 2018, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record10–21
Earned run average5.04
Strikeouts277
Teams

Career

Houston Astros

Hernández signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent on May 31, 2012.[2] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Astros. He spent the 2013 season with the DSL Astros as well, logging a 5–1 record and 1.26 ERA in 13 appearances. In 2014, he split the season between the GCL Astros and the rookie ball Greeneville Astros, accumulating a 5–1 record and 2.17 ERA in 12 games. He split the 2015 season between the Low-A Tri-City ValleyCats and the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits, posting a 3–4 record and 3.12 ERA with 76 strikeouts in 66+1⁄3 innings of work. In 2016, Hernández split the year between the High-A Lancaster JetHawks and Quad Cities, recording a 6–8 record and 4.51 ERA with 107 strikeouts in 107+2⁄3 innings pitched. He split the 2017 season between the High-A Buies Creek Astros and the GCL Astros, pitching to a 5–5 record and 3.68 ERA in 18 appearances between the two teams.[2][3]

Miami Marlins

On December 14, 2017, Hernández was selected by the Miami Marlins in the 2017 Rule 5 draft.[4] He began the 2018 season on the disabled list with a tooth infection and was activated on May 10.[5] He had been rehabbing with the High-A Jupiter Hammerheads and the Double-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. He again hit the disabled list on August 24 after suffering a blister on his middle finger, and rehabbed with the Triple-A New Orleans Baby Cakes. He finished his rookie season going 2–7 with a 5.21 ERA in 65+2⁄3 major league innings.[2] He split the 2019 season between Miami and New Orleans, recording a 3–5 record and 5.03 ERA in 21 games for the Marlins.

In 2020, Hernández pitched in 6 contests for the Marlins, registering a 3.16 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 25+2⁄3 innings pitched.[6] On May 22, 2021, Hernández was placed on the 60-day injured list with a biceps injury.[7] He was reinstated from the injured list on June 3.[8] He returned to the 60-day injured list on June 5 after suffering a “severe” right quad strain.[9] Hernández was again activated off of the IL on August 15 and pitched 51⁄3 innings of 1-run ball, earning a no-decision.[10]

On November 15, 2022, Hernández was designated for assignment.

New York Mets

On November 18, 2022, the Marlins traded Hernández and Jeff Brigham to the New York Mets for Franklin Sanchez and a player to be named later or cash considerations.[11] Jake Mangum went to Miami to complete the trade after he was not selected in the Rule 5 draft.[12] He was initially optioned to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets in 2023, but suffered a right shoulder strain and was placed on the injured list to begin the year.[13]

See also

References
  1. Major League Baseball 2021 Player Name Presentation Preferences and Pronunciations. Retrieved April 27, 2021
  2. "Elieser Hernández". MLB.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  3. "Elieser Hernandez Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History".
  4. "Marlins pick two rotation candidates in Rule 5 draft". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  5. "Marlins reinstate Rule 5 pick Elieser Hernandez from DL following tooth infection". Sun Sentinel. April 18, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  6. Páez, Juan (October 29, 2020). "Why Elieser Hernández has secured a Marlins rotation spot entering 2021". Fish Stripes. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  7. Polishuk, Mark (May 22, 2021). "Marlins Place Jordan Holloway On 10-Day IL, Select Shawn Morimando". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  8. Franco, Anthony (June 3, 2021). "Marlins Activate Elieser Hernandez, Designate Luis Marte". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  9. Polishuk, Mark. "Marlins Place Cody Poteet On 10-Day IL, Elieser Hernandez Moved To 60-Day IL". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  10. "Miami Marlins: Remainder of 2021 Season Key for Elieser Hernandez". August 16, 2021.
  11. "Mets trade for RHPS Hernandez, Brigham". November 18, 2022.
  12. "Not done yet: Mets to seek more after busy Winter Meetings". MLB.com.
  13. "Mets' Elieser Hernandez: Goes on IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
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