Toby Hernández

Rafael Tobías Hernández Alvarado (born August 24, 1953) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher. He played briefly for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) in its 1984 season.[1]

This article is about a former Major League Baseball catcher. For other uses of the name Rafael Hernández, see Rafael Hernández (disambiguation).
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Alvarado.
Toby Hernández
Catcher
Born: (1958-11-30) November 30, 1958
Calabozo, Guárico, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 22, 1984, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
September 18, 1984, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Batting average.500
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Hernández was regarded as a good-fielding, light-hitting catcher in the Jays organization, but after a long history of injuries he was able to reach the majors just at 31. In his brief stint at Toronto, he went 1-for-2 and scored a run in three games.[1]

Additionally, he posted a .223 average with 11 home runs and 122 RBI in parts of seven minor league seasons between 1979 and 1985.[2]

In between, Hernández played winter ball with the Cardenales de Lara club of the Venezuelan League in a span of 14 seasons from 1978 through 1991.[3]

See also
  • List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball

References
  1. Major League Statistics and History. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on January 10, 2017.
  2. Minor League Statistics. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on January 10, 2017.
  3. Venezuelan League Statistics. Pelota Binaria. Retrieved on January 10, 2017.
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