Runelvys Hernández
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| Boston Red Sox — No. 40 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| July 15, 2002 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Wins | 25 |
| Strikeouts | 231 |
| Earned run average | 5.38 |
| Former teams | |
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Runelvys Antonio Hernandez (born April 27, 1978 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who is a non-roster invitee for the Boston Red Sox.
Initially thought of as the right-handed ace of the 2003 Royals team that posted the franchise's first winning record in nine seasons, Hernandez became the opening-day pitcher by winning a coin toss against left-hander Jeremy Affeldt. After spending the first five weeks on the leaderboard in almost every pitching category, Hernandez faltered as he tried to pitch through pain, and his season ended after 16 starts. He finished the season with a 7-5 record but missed the entire 2004 season with Tommy John surgery.
Hernandez has a career record of 25-33 and a career ERA of 5.38 in 78 starts.
On August 26, 2006, Hernandez pitched his first complete game shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays. The win was made even more special because he defeated Roy Halladay, one of the best pitchers in the game.
Hernandez was released by the Royals on December 7, 2006, and signed to a minor-league contract by the Boston Red Sox on December 22, 2006.
[edit] External link
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
