In naming the then-31-year-old outfielder Yadiel Hernandez their Minor League Player of the Year for 2019, the Nationals noted that Hernandez led, “Washington’s Minor League system in home runs (33), RBIs (90), slugging percentage (.604), OPS (1.009), hits (142), extra-base hits (56) and runs scored (87),” in his third season in the club’s system after signing out of Cuba in 2016, following six seasons playing for the Cocodrilos de Matanzas in the Cuban Baseball Federation (2009-2014).
Hernandez led the Nationals’ full-season minor leaguers, “in batting average (.