Xavier Hernandez | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. | August 16, 1965|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 4, 1989, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1998, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 40–35 |
Earned run average | 3.90 |
Strikeouts | 562 |
Teams | |
Francis Xavier Hernandez (born August 16, 1965) is an American college baseball coach and former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played college baseball at University of Southwestern Louisiana from 1984 to 1986 before pitching in the major leagues, primarily as a relief pitcher, from 1989 to 1998. He returned to coach in the professional ranks in the Tampa Bay Rays minor league system from 2002 to 2010, as the pitching coach for the Charleston RiverDogs (2002-2004), Montgomery Biscuits (2005-2006) and Durham Bulls (2007-2010).