Anderson Hernández is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He made his major league debut in 2005 for the New York Mets. Hernández is a 5'9" switch hitter with decent speed. He was signed as an undrafted free agent at age 18 by the Detroit Tigers in 2001. In the minor leagues, Hernández showed poor patience and high strikeouts typical of a teenager and did not rise past single-A until 2004. In his first season, he batted .264/.303/.389 with 34 stolen bases in just 216 at-bats. However, he progressed slowly. In 2002,... playing in High-A ball, he showed poor hitting skills, batting just .259/.310/.339. The next season was even worse. Hernandez struggled to hit above the Mendoza line, and stole just 15 bases. But the next season started off well for him. After batting .295 with 11 RBI in about 100 AB, he was called up to Double-A Erie where he batted .274 with 5 home runs, 29 RBI, and 17 stolen bases. After that season, he was traded to the New York Mets for catcher Vance Wilson who had become expendable after the Mets signed Ramón Castro.
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| Birthdate: | October 30, 1982 |
| Birthplace: | Santo Domingo |
| Age: | 29 |
| All Positions Played: | Shortstop, Second baseman |
| Also known as: | Anderson Hernandez |