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Carlos Hernndez (Baseball Catcher)Carlos Alberto Almeida Hernndez er-NAN-dez (born May 24, 1967 in San Flix, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990-96), San Diego Padres (1997-2000) and St. Louis Cardinals (2000). Signed by the Dodgers as a free agent in 1984, Hernndez became the second Venezuelan catcher in the MLB history, following Bo Diaz. He made his debut in the 1990 season, basically as a backup for Mike Piazza. A high skilled defensive player, Hernndez spent his Dodgers career as Piazza's understudy at catcher, 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, Hernndez 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. Hernndez 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. In 2004, Hernndez started his career as a manager with the Toros de Tijuana in the Mexican League. See also External links Hernandez, Carlos Hernandez, Carlos Hernandez, Carlos Hernandez, Carlos Hernandez, Carlos Hernandez, Carlos
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