César Hernández (hernace01)

César Dario Hernández Pérez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut July 19, 1992
• Final Game May 17, 1993
• Born September 28, 1966 in Yamasa, Monte Plata, D.R.

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Biographical Information

Outfielder César Hernández played briefly with the Cincinnati Reds in 1992 and 1993, appearing in a total of 61 games but getting just 75 at-bats, hitting .213 with no homers and 5 RBIs. He was mostly used as a defensive replacement in left field, also getting into some games as a pinch-hitter and pinch-runner.

While his major league time was with the Reds, he was originally signed by the Montreal Expos as an international amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 1985, apparently after a bit of a bidding war. He played in the Expos' system until 1991, being added to the 40-man roster and reaching AA with the Harrisburg Senators of the Eastern League that final season, when he hit .254 with 13 homers and 52 RBIs in 128 games. These were not bad numbers but the Expos were absolutely teeming with prospects at that point, and César was far from the best one. The Reds claimed him off waivers after that season, when the Expos had to clear some roster spots ahead of the 1991 Rule V Draft.

He spent most of 1992 with the Chattanooga Lookouts in the Southern League, hitting .277 in 93 games and getting to make his debut with the Reds in July. In 1993, most of his time was spent in AAA with the Indianapolis Indians, where he hit .257 in 84 games, and he once again got to spent time in the majors, this time at the start of the season. His major league time was a result of his being a good defender and a better-than-average baserunner, although his overall stat lines in the minors do not point to a future major league regular. He played briefly with the Buffalo Bisons of the American Association in 1994, hitting .250 in 20 games, then spent the remainder of his career in the Chinese Professional Baseball League and in the Mexican League, last appearing with the Piratas de Campeche in 1999. In Taiwan, he was with the Uni-President Lions for three years from 1995 to 1997, putting up some solid batting averages (.301 the first year and .341 the second). He was named to the Best Ten in the 1995 CPBL and won a Gold Glove, then led the league with 36 steals in 1996.