| Rudy Hernández | |
| Team: | Minnesota Twins |
| Number: | 63 |
| Position: | Hitting coach |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Turmero, Venezuela |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Teams: | As coach
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Rodolfo Jesús Hernández (born April 9, 1968) is a Venezuelan Major League Baseball coach and a former minor league infielder, coach and manager. On November 12, 2014, he was named assistant hitting coach of the Minnesota Twins and represented his third season in the post.[1] He was born in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.
A former second baseman and third baseman, Hernández played for five seasons (1987–91) in the New York Mets' farm system, peaking at the Double-A level. He batted .250 in 493 games played. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed at 5feet tall and
Hernández was named to manager Paul Molitor's 2015 coaching staff after serving for 14 seasons as a coach and instructor in the Twins' minor-league system, including managerial assignments with the Rookie-level Elizabethton Twins (2001) and Gulf Coast League Twins (2002–03). He previously worked as a Venezuela-based scout for the Twins.
At the time of his appointment, Hernández was also serving as bench coach with the Aragua Tigers of the Venezuelan Winter League.[2]