Daysbel Hernández #62

Signed by Atlanta as a non-drafted free agent, Sept. 13, 2017...On Atlanta's injured list (right elbow inflammation), June 5 to July 2, 2025; included an injury rehabilitation assignment to Triple-A Gwinnett...On Atlanta's 60-day injured list (right shoulder inflammation), Sept. 9 through the remainder of the 2025 season...Spent the entire 2019 season with High-A Florida, pitching 35 games...Led club in saves (seven), wins (five, tied) and games (35, tied)...Struck out 70 hitters in 52.2 innings, an average of 12 strikeouts per nine innings... Limited opponents to a .184 batting average.

2025

Appeared in a career-high 39 games, and pitched to a 4-3 record with a 3.41 ERA (14 ER/37 IP)... Fanned 33 batters, but walked 30...Missed the final 17 games of the season with right shoulder inflammation...Among pitchers with at least 30 games on the season, his walk rate of 18.3% was the highest in baseball...He walked 30 of the 164 total batters he faced...Pitched 54.2 consecutive homerless innings before allowing a solo shot on Aug. 18 versus the White Sox, in his penultimate game of the year...It was the longest active homerless streak in baseball at the time...At the time his streak was snapped, he had allowed just one homer in his MLB career, doing so in his second game...He went 234 batters between homers...Hernández would allow two more homers in his last game, Sept. 6 versus Seattle...After yielding just one homer in his first 242 plate appearances in the majors, he surrendered three to his final 16 batters faced of the season...Ranked in the 94th percentile in all of baseball with an average fastball velocity of 97.7 mph...Twice missed time while on the injured list...Missed 23 games due to right forearm inflammation, June 6 to July 2...Later missed Atlanta's final 17 games due to right shoulder inflammation on Sept. 12...Was optioned twice to Triple-A Gwinnett... Pitched to a 2.25 ERA (2 ER/8.0 IP) over eight total games with the Stripers on the season.

2024

In his second season at the Major League level, pitched in 16 games and went 3-0 with a 2.50 ERA (5 ER/18.0 IP)…Struck out 26 against 10 walks, logging a 13.0 strikeouts-per-9.0 ratio...Retired the first batter in all 16 of his Major League appearances, the only pitcher in the Majors to do so (min. 16 games)…Thirteen of his 16 Major League outings were scoreless in the regular season...Made his second career postseason appearance in Game 2 of the NLWCS at San Diego, tossing 2.1 scoreless frames...Struck out three, walked one and allowed one hit.

2023

Pitched in four games for Atlanta this season, each in relief, and posted a 7.36 ERA (3 ER/3.2 IP)...From May 6-July 23, didn't allow a run across four levels: High-A Rome, Double-A Mississippi, Triple-A Gwinnett and Atlanta...Pitched 16 games and covered 18.2 innings within that span, while striking out 32 and walking five...Earned win in MLB debut on July 23 at MIL...The last Atlanta reliever to earn a win in his debut was Jesse Biddle, who beat the Mets on April 21, 2018...Hernandez pitched 1.0 inning and struck out the side in his debut.

2022

Did not pitch during the 2022 season.

2021

Pitched at two levels in 2021, posting a combined 3-2 record with a 3.82 ERA (18 ER/42.1 IP) across 36 games with Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett.

2020

Did not pitch in 2020...Ended the season ranked by MLB.com as Atlanta's No. 16 prospect.

2019

Spent the entire year with High-A Florida, making 35 relief appearances...Led the club in saves (7), wins (5, tied) and appearances (35, tied)...Struck out 70 hitters in 52.2 innings, an average of 12.0 strikeouts per 9.0 innings...Limited opponents to a .184 batting average...Named the Fire Frogs’ June Pitcher of the Month by the organization...Did not allow a run in six appearances, going 2-0 in 11.1 innings with four walks and 15 strikeouts...Ended the season tabbed by MLB.com as the Braves’ No. 20 prospect.

2018

In his first professional season, combined to go 2-2 with a 4.50 ERA (19 ER/38.0 IP), 23 walks and 36 strikeouts in 21 relief appearances between Single-A Rome and High-A Florida.