Fernando Caldera is a five-foot-11, 170 lb. catcher / first baseman from Coro, VZ. Born on October 10, 2002, he signed his first professional contract with the Astros on July 7, 2019. He received his first assignment in the 2021 baseball season, for the DSL Astros in the Rookie-Level Dominican Summer League.
In 42 games as a rookie at the rookie level, Caldera slashed .167/.261/.295 with two long-balls and 10 RBI. For the 2022 campaign, Caldera earned a lateral promotion to the FCL Rookie-level Astros, and split off with the Orange squad, although he did make four appearances with the Blues as well.