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Carlos Hernández
Carlos Hernández
	Hernández in 1988
	Catcher
	Born: May 24, 1967 (age 57); San Félix, Venezuela
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 20, 1990, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 2000, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.253
Home runs	24
Runs batted in	141
Teams
	Los Angeles Dodgers (1990–1996); San Diego Padres (1997–1998, 2000); St. Louis Cardinals (2000);

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Carlos Alberto Hernández Almeida [er-NAN-dez] (born May 24, 1967) is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990–1996), San Diego Padres (1997–2000) and St. Louis Cardinals (2000).

Career

Signed by the Dodgers as a free agent in 1984, Hernández became the second Venezuelan catcher in MLB history, following Bo Díaz. He made his major league debut in the 1990 season, basically as a backup for Mike Scioscia. A high skilled defensive player, Hernández spent his Dodgers career as mainly a back-up catcher to Scioscia and Mike Piazza, appearing in 230 games, including 133 starts. He signed as a free agent with San Diego and later was traded to the Cardinals.

In his first full major league season as a regular catcher for the Padres, Hernández batted .262, with 9 home runs and 52 runs batted in in 129 games played. In 22 postseason games, he hit .299 (20-67) with one homer and two RBI.

Hernández finished his career batting .253 (315–1244) with 24 home runs, 141 RBI, 102 runs, 51 doubles, one triple, and one stolen base in 488 games played.

Hernández started his career as a manager with the Toros de Tijuana in the Mexican League for the 2004 season. He then returned to the San Diego Padres organization as a catching coordinator from 2005 to 2007. He also managed the Leones de Caracas from the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League from 2006 to 2008.^[1]

Hernández returned to the San Diego Padres in 2012 as a color analyst for Spanish game broadcasts on Fox Deportes and their Spanish radio broadcast on XEMO.^[2]

Hernández owned 'Caribbean Flavor', a Venezuelan restaurant in the San Diego suburb of Poway, but the restaurant closed in 2011.

References

^ "The Official Site of The San Diego Padres: Team: Broadcasters". Archived from the original on June 28, 2007.
^ "Sources: Former Padres catcher, Carlos Hernandez, to be color analyst for FSSD Spanish broadcast - Gaslamp Ball". March 27, 2012.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers
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[1] "The Official Site of The San Diego Padres: Team: Broadcasters". Archived from the original on June 28, 2007.

[2] "Sources: Former Padres catcher, Carlos Hernandez, to be color analyst for FSSD Spanish broadcast - Gaslamp Ball". March 27, 2012.

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+{{short description|Venezuelan baseball player (born 1967)}}
-{{Spanish name|Hernández|Almeida}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
-{{Infobox MLB player
+{{family name hatnote|Hernández|Almeida|lang=Spanish}}
+{{Infobox baseball biography
 |name=Carlos Hernández
+|image=Carlos Hernandez - Bakersfield Dodgers - 1988.jpg
+|caption=Hernández in 1988
 |position=[[Catcher]]
-|birthdate={{Birth date and age|1967|5|24}}
+|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1967|5|24}}
-|birthplace=[[Puerto Ordaz and San Felix|San Félix]], [[Venezuela]]
+|birth_place=[[Puerto Ordaz and San Felix|San Félix]], [[Venezuela]]
 |bats=Right
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+|debutleague = MLB
 |debutdate=April 20
-|debutyear={{By|1990}}
+|debutyear=1990
-|debutteam=[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
+|debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
+|finalleague = MLB
 |finaldate=October 1
-|finalyear={{By|2000}}
+|finalyear=2000
-|finalteam=[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
+|finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
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+|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
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 |stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
 |stat3value=141
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+|teams=
-*[[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{By|1990}}-{{By|1996}})
+*[[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{mlby|1990}}–{{mlby|1996}})
-*[[San Diego Padres]] ({{By|1997}}-{{By|1998}}, {{By|2000}})
+*[[San Diego Padres]] ({{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|1998}}, {{mlby|2000}})
-*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{By|2000}})
+*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{mlby|2000}})
-|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>
-*Participated in the [[1998 World Series]]
 }}
-'''Carlos Alberto Hernández Almeida''' [er-NAN-dez] (born May 24, 1967 in [[Puerto Ordaz and San Felix|San Félix]], [[Venezuela]]) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] [[catcher]] who played for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (1990-1996), [[San Diego Padres]] (1997-2000) and [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (2000).
+'''Carlos Alberto Hernández Almeida''' [er-NAN-dez] (born May 24, 1967) is a Venezuelan former [[Major League Baseball]] [[catcher]] who played for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (1990–1996), [[San Diego Padres]] (1997–2000) and [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (2000).
+==Career==
-Signed by the Dodgers as a [[free agent]] in 1984, Hernández became the second [[Venezuela]]n catcher in MLB history, following [[Bo Diaz]]. He made his major league debut in the 1990 season, basically as a backup for [[Mike Scioscia]]. A high skilled defensive player, Hernández spent his Dodgers career as mainly a back-up catcher to Scioscia and [[Mike Piazza]], appearing in 230 games, including 133 starts. He signed as a free agent with San Diego and later was traded to the Cardinals.
+Signed by the Dodgers as a [[free agent]] in 1984, Hernández became the second [[Venezuela]]n catcher in MLB history, following [[Bo Díaz]]. He made his major league debut in the 1990 season, basically as a backup for [[Mike Scioscia]]. A high skilled defensive player, Hernández spent his Dodgers career as mainly a back-up catcher to Scioscia and [[Mike Piazza]], appearing in 230 games, including 133 starts. He signed as a free agent with San Diego and later was traded to the Cardinals.
-In his first full major league season as a regular catcher for the Padres, Hernández [[Batting average|batted]] .262, with 9 [[home run]]s and 52 [[runs batted in]] in 129 [[games played]]. In 22 postseason games, he hit .299 (20-67) with one homer and two RBI.
+In his first full major league season as a regular catcher for the Padres, Hernández [[Batting average (baseball)|batted]] .262, with 9 [[home run]]s and 52 [[runs batted in]] in 129 [[games played]]. In 22 postseason games, he hit .299 (20-67) with one homer and two RBI.
-Hernández finished his career batting .253 (315-1244) with 24 home runs, 141 RBI, 102 [[Run (baseball)|runs]], 51 [[Double (baseball)|doubles]], one [[Triple (baseball)|triple]], and one [[stolen base]] in 488 [[games played]].
+Hernández finished his career batting .253 (315–1244) with 24 home runs, 141 RBI, 102 [[Run (baseball)|runs]], 51 [[Double (baseball)|doubles]], one [[Triple (baseball)|triple]], and one [[stolen base]] in 488 [[games played]].
+Hernández started his career as a [[Manager (baseball)|manager]] with the ''Toros de Tijuana'' in the [[Mexican League]] for the 2004 season. He then returned to the [[San Diego Padres]] organization as a catching coordinator from 2005 to 2007. He also managed the Leones de Caracas from the [[Venezuelan Professional Baseball League]] from 2006 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=sd| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070628182537/http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=sd| archive-date = 2007-06-28| title = The Official Site of The San Diego Padres: Team: Broadcasters}} </ref>
-In 2004, Hernández started his career as a [[Manager (baseball)|manager]] with the ''Toros de Tijuana'' in the [[Mexican League]].
+Hernández returned to the [[San Diego Padres]] in 2012 as a color analyst for Spanish game broadcasts on [[Fox Deportes]] and their Spanish radio broadcast on XEMO.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaslampball.com/2012/3/27/2906971/sources-former-padres-catcher-carlos-hernandez-to-be-color-analyst |title = Sources: Former Padres catcher, Carlos Hernandez, to be color analyst for FSSD Spanish broadcast - Gaslamp Ball| date=March 27, 2012 }}</ref>
-As of 2009, Hernández owns and operates 'Caribbean Flavor', a Venezuelan restaurant in San Diego.
+Hernández owned 'Caribbean Flavor', a Venezuelan restaurant in the San Diego suburb of Poway, but the restaurant closed in 2011.
+==See also==
+* [[List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-{{Baseballstats | br=h/hernaca01 | fangraphs=1005696 | cube=H/Carlos-Hernandez}}
+{{Baseballstats | br=h/hernaca01 | fangraphs=1005696 |brm=hernan004car}}
-* [http://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/hernandezc.htm Career notes at ''Encyclopedia of  Baseball Catchers'']
+*[http://seamheads.com/baseballgauge/player.php?ID=115815 Baseball Gauge]
+*[http://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/hernandezc.htm Encyclopedia of  Baseball Catchers]
-{{use mdy dates}}
+*[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phernc001.htm Retrosheet]
+*[https://www.pelotabinaria.com.ve/beisbol/mostrar.php?ID=herncar003 Venezuelan League]
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