Rudy Hernández (baseball, born 1968)

For other people named Rudy Hernandez, see Rudy Hernandez (disambiguation).

Rodolfo Jesús Hernández (born April 9, 1968) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former minor league infielder, coach and manager. On November 12, 2014, he was named assistant hitting coach of the Minnesota Twins for the 2015 season.^[1] He was born in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.

A former second baseman and third baseman, Hernández played for five seasons (1987–1991) in the New York Mets' farm system, peaking at the Double-A level. He batted .250 in 493 games played. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 160 pounds (73 kg).

Hernández was named to manager Paul Molitor's 2015 coaching staff after serving for 14 seasons as a coach and instructor in the Twins' minor-league system, including managerial assignments with the Rookie-level Elizabethton Twins (2001) and Gulf Coast League Twins (2002–2003).^[1] He previously worked as a Venezuela-based scout for the Twins. As assistant hitting coach, he will work with Tom Brunansky, Minnesota's primary batting instructor, in 2015.

At the time of his appointment, Hernández was also serving as bench coach with the Aragua Tigers of the Venezuelan Winter League.^[2]

References

1 2 MLB.com 2014.11.12
↑ USA Today, 2014.11.12

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Minnesota Twins current roster

Active roster	2 Brian Dozier 5 Eduardo Escobar 7 Joe Mauer 8 Kurt Suzuki 9 Eduardo Núñez 11 Jorge Polanco 12 John Ryan Murphy 15 Glen Perkins 19 Kennys Vargas 20 Eddie Rosario 22 Miguel Sanó 24 Trevor Plouffe 25 Byron Buxton 31 Oswaldo Arcia 33 Tommy Milone 39 Danny Santana 44 Kyle Gibson 45 Phil Hughes 47 Ricky Nolasco 49 Kevin Jepsen 50 Casey Fien 51 Alex Meyer 52 Byung-ho Park 54 Ervin Santana 56 Tyler Duffey 57 Ryan Pressly 59 Michael Tonkin 61 Ryan O'Rourke 62 J. R. Graham 65 Trevor May 66 John Hicks 67 Max Kepler -- J. T. Chargois -- Pat Dean -- Yorman Landa -- Mason Melotakis -- Taylor Rogers -- Randy Rosario -- Michael Strong -- Adam Brett Walker II

Coaching staff	Manager 4 Paul Molitor Bench 46 Joe Vavra First base 40 Butch Davis Third base 13 Gene Glynn Hitting 23 Tom Brunansky Pitching 41 Neil Allen Assistant hitting 63 Rudy Hernández Bullpen 18 Eddie Guardado Bullpen catcher 75 Nate Dammann

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