Rudy Hernández | |
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 professional baseball coach and a former minor league infielder, coach and manager. He has previously served as the assistant hitting coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).[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] On October 2, 2024, Hernández and the Twins organization parted ways.[3]