Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Oscar Hernandez was born July 9, 1993, in Punto Fijo, Venezuela. He is a catcher in the MLB.

Hernández started the 2019 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, then was assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket in late April. He was added to Boston's active MLB roster on May 17, when Sandy León was placed on the paternity list. Hernández was returned to Pawtucket on May 20, without making an appearance with Boston. For the 2019 MLB London Series at the end of June, Hernández traveled to London with the Red Sox as an extra player not on the active roster, in case of injury. He was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on July 2, in order to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Trevor Kelley. The team sent Hernández outright to Pawtucket the next day. Overall with Portland and Pawtucket during 2019, Hernández appeared in 54 minor league games, batting .192 with six home runs and 21 RBIs.

Hernandez signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals. On July 23, 2020, Hernandez was selected to the 40-man and active rosters. He was designated for assignment on August 2. On October 15, 2020, Hernandez elected free agency.