Elieser Alexis Hernandez is a six-foot, 210 lb. right-handed pitcher from Ocumare Del Tuy, VZ. Now 24-years-old, Hernandez will turn 25 in May and is entering his third season with the Miami Marlins.
After six seasons in the Houston Astros minor league system to start his career, Hernandez had never appeared above the High-A level. In 2017, he was 4-5 with a 3.98 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 63 1/3 inning, along with a 1.20 WHIP pitching in the Carolina League with the Buies Creek Astros.
In the new ownership group’s first rule 5 draft, in December 2017, Hernandez was picked up from the Astros.