Runelvys Hernández
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| Houston Astros — No. 50 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: April 27, 1978 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| 2002 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Wins | 25 |
| Earned run average | 5.38 |
| Strikeouts | 231 |
| Teams | |
Runelvys Antonio Hernandez (born April 27, 1978 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed starting pitcher in professional baseball. Hernandez formerly pitched for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. He is currently in the Houston Astros organization.
Hernandez made his Major League debut July 15, 2002 with Kansas City. His encouraging rookie campaign manifested itself in a 4-4 record with a 4.36 ERA in 74⅓ innings of work over 12 starts.
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 Royals' manager Tony Peña's 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 elbow surgery.
On July 17, 2005, Hernandez ignited a bench-clearing brawl by hitting Detroit Tigers shortstop Carlos Guillén in the head to lead off the sixth inning. The two continued to exchange words down the first base line, and Hernandez threw down his glove and went after Guillén. In all, seven players were ejected, most notably Kyle Farnsworth, who tackled Jeremy Affeldt to reignite the situation that had been settling down. Later in his Royals career, Hernandez got into a scuffle with batterymate John Buck. The two began exchanging words as they headed to the dugout. This continued in the dugout until Hernandez set Buck off. Buck jumped up and pointed at Hernandez, yelling, "Them fight'n words!" Buck proceeded to beat Hernandez until his team mates were able to pry him away.
Through 2007, 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. The contract he signed with the Red Sox included an opt-out clause that would become effective if he was not on the Major League roster by June 1. On that date he exercised that option and was released. [1] On June 5, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. He was released a month later on July 6. On July 17, he signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates but would be released less than a month later.
On January 17, 2008, Hernandez signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
