Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Carlos Hernández was born March 11, 1997, in Guayana, Venezuela. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Hernández signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent on July 19, 2016, for a $15,000 signing bonus. He spent his professional debut season of 2017 with the Burlington Royals, going 1–4 with a 5.49 ERA and 62 strikeouts over 62 1⁄3 innings. He spent the 2018 season with the Lexington Legends, going 6–5 with a 3.29 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 79 1⁄3 innings. Hernández suffered a stress fracture in his rib cage during spring training in 2019, and did not make his season debut until June 21. He split the 2019 season between the AZL Royals, Burlington, and Lexington, going a combined 3–5 with a 5.31 ERA and 68 strikeouts over 57 2⁄3 innings.

Hernández was added to the Royals 40–man roster following the 2019 season.