Omar Hernández (Puerto Rico)

Omar Hernández

• Born March 10, 1975

Biographical Information

Omar Hernández was an outfielder for the Puerto Rican national team.

He helped Puerto Rico win Bronze at the 1995 Pan American Games. In the 1995 Intercontinental Cup, the 20-year-old hit .500/.600/.786 with 5 runs and 4 RBI in 5 games while playing error-free ball in center. He tied Yasuyuki Saigo for second in the event in average, behind Jeffrey Cranston. He did not make the tournament All-Star team as Saigo, José Estrada and Rey Isaac were picked as the outfielders. He was on the Puerto Rican squad when they won Gold in the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, only their second baseball Gold ever in the Central American and Caribbean Games.

In Puerto Rico's top amateur league, he routinely topped .300, hitting .423 in 1999 and joined the 500-hit club for his career.