Elieser Alexis Hernández (Eh-LEE-eh-ser;[1] born May 3, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins 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 Marlins in 2018.
Elieser Hernández | |
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![]() Hernández with the Miami Marlins in 2018 | |
Miami Marlins – No. 57 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1995-05-03) May 3, 1995 (age 27) Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 11, 2018, for the Miami Marlins | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 10–21 |
Earned run average | 5.04 |
Strikeouts | 277 |
Teams | |
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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]
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]