Ronaldo Hernández

BIOGRAPHY

Ronaldo Hernández was born November 11, 1997, in Arjona, Colombia. He is a catcher in the MLB.

Hernández signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in August 2014. He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Rays, batting .227 in 13 games. He played 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Rays, slashing .340/.406/.485 with 6 home runs and 35 RBIs in 54 games, and 2017 with the Princeton Rays, hitting .332 with 5 home runs and 40 RBIs in 54 games.

Hernández played 2018 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods where he slashed .284/.339/.494 with 21 home runs and 49 RBIs in 109 games. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas. He spent 2019 with the Charlotte Stone Crabs, slashing .265/.299/.397/.696 with 9 home runs and 60 RBI. Hernández was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game. He played for the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League following the 2019 season.

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

Hernández began the 2022 season with Worcester. He was selected to Boston's active roster on April 19, after both Christian Vázquez and Kevin Plawecki were placed on the COVID-related list, then returned to Worcester the following day, when Vázquez was reactivated. The Red Sox again added Hernández to their major-league roster for one game, on August 1, following the trade of Vázquez and prior to catcher Reese McGuire joining the team. Hernández spending time on Boston's active roster without yet appearing in a major-league game made him an example of a phantom ballplayer. He was assigned outright to Worcester, thus removed from the 40-man roster, on December 2, 2022.