Pirates trade LHP Jose Hernandez to Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations
Jose Hernandez is headed back to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Two days after designating the left-handed reliever for assignment, the Pirates traded Hernandez to the Dodgers on Thursday night for cash considerations.
The Pirates picked Hernandez in the 2022 Rule 5 Draft from the Dodgers, and he was 1-3 with a 4.97 ERA and 1.36 WHIP while averaging 11 strikeouts and 3.9 walks per nine innings in 50 2/3 innings over 50 appearances last season.
Hernandez, 26, didn’t make the Opening Day roster out of spring training but was added when Roansy Contreras went on paternity leave. The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder notched his first career major league save by pitching a scoreless 12th inning in a 1-0 win over the Miami Marlins on March 28 in the season opener.
Hernandez split this season between Triple-A Indianapolis and the Pirates, where he was 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA and 1.69 WHIP in 5 1/3 innings over seven appearances.
Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter covering the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has covered high school sports, Pitt football and basketball and was a sports columnist for 10 years. He can be reached at kgorman@triblive.com.
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