Jesus Fernandez is a six-foot, 150 lb. infielder from Maracaibo, VZ. Born on August 26, 2003, he signed with the Astros on his 16th birthday, in 2019. He was assigned to the DSL Astros rookie team for the 2021 season. He hit .241/.346/.269 in his first professional action through 50 games that season, with eight stolen bases in 11 attempts.
For the 2022 season, Fernandez was assigned to the DSL Astros Blue squad, and led the team with 58 appearances and 13 stolen bases in 18 attempts. He also ranked second on the club with 31 walks in 189 plate appearances, a 16 percent base-on-balls rate.