Diory Hernández

Diory Hernández

Houston Astros – No. --
Infielder
Born: April 8, 1984 (1984-04-08) (age 27)
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
MLB debut
May 21, 2009 for the Atlanta Braves
Career statistics
(through 2011 season)
Batting average     .157
Home runs     3
Runs batted in     11
Teams

Diory Hernández (born April 8, 1984 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed.

Hernández was promoted to Atlanta from Triple-A Gwinnett after hitting .355 (39-for-110) with 12 doubles in 29 games to replace an injured Omar Infante.[1]

On August 2, 2010 Hernández was promoted to Atlanta from Triple-A Gwinnett to replace injured second baseman Martin Prado.

As of April 7, 2011, Hernández was the starting second baseman for the Gwinnett Braves.

On July 29, 2011, Hernández was designated for assignment.[2]

The Houston Astros signed Hernandez to a minor league contract on December 1, 2011. He also received an invitation to spring training.

References

  1. ^ Mark Bowman (May 21, 2009). "Hernandez recalled to fill Infante's void". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090521&content_id=4866094&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl. Retrieved August 2, 2009. 
  2. ^ Odum, Charles (2011-07-29). "Braves place OF Nate McLouth on DL". NBC Sports. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/43950271. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 

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