Hector Luis Rondon is from Guatire, Miranda, Venezuela. He was born February 6, 1988. He is married to Keilin Rondon and has a son, Ian Jose Rondon, born in 2014, and a young daughter. His mother's name is Lisse, according to this article by the Tribune's David Haugh.
Hector Rondón signed as an international free agent with the Cleveland Indians. He had Tommy John surgery in 2010 and fractured his elbow in 2011. He was a Rule 5 pick of the Cubs, who drafted him from the Cleveland Indians' roster in 2012.