Xavier Hernandez (baseball)

Xavier Hernandez
Pitcher
Born: (1965-08-16) August 16, 1965 (age 59)
Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.
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 record40–35
Earned run average3.90
Strikeouts562
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).