Ronaldo Hernández - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Signs with Boston Hernandez signed a minor-league contract with the Red Sox on Thursday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Impact Now short on minor-league catchers after sending Blake Sabol to the White Sox, Boston will bring in Hernandez to round out Triple-A Worcester's backstop unit. Hernandez was released by the Yankees on July 4 after slashing .221/.287/.351 across 87 plate appearances at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and barring a significant turnaround, he doesn't seem on track to make his MLB debut this year.

JULY 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Lands minor-league deal Hernandez signed a minor-league contract with the Yankees on Sunday that includes an invite to big-league spring training.

Impact The 27-year-old spent last season at Triple-A Reno in the Diamondbacks, where he played in 63 games and had a .311/.357/.507 slash line with 11 home runs. Hernandez has yet to make his MLB debut and is likely to open the 2025 campaign at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as organizational depth.

FEBRUARY 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Inks MiLB deal with Arizona Arizona signed Hernandez to a minor-league contract Wednesday with an invitation to major-league spring training, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Hernandez is 26 years old and has yet to make his MLB debut, but he registered a solid .781 OPS with 17 home runs and 70 RBI over 99 games last season with the Triple-A affiliate of the Red Sox. He'll serve as organizational depth at catcher for the Diamondbacks.

DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Reassigned to minor-league camp The Red Sox reassigned Hernandez to minor-league camp Friday.

Impact Hernandez spent all of last season in Triple-A Worcester, slashing .261/.297/.451 with 17 homers and 63 RBI through 437 plate appearances. The 25-year-old backstop struggled this spring, however, and will likely stay put in Triple-A for 2023.

MARCH 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to Triple-A Hernandez cleared waivers and was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact After he was designated for assignment, Hernandez went through waivers unclaimed and will now head to Triple-A. The move opens another spot on the 40-man roster for Boston. In 105 games with Worcester last season, Hernandez produced a .261 average with 17 homers, 63 RBI and 50 runs over 410 at-bats and could be an option at backstop for the Red Sox in 2023.

DECEMBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Despite Ronaldo Hernandez home run, Woo Sox fall to Red Wings, 3-2 The WooSox loss allowed Rochester to salvage a series split in Worcester.

AUGUST 21, 2022 • MASSLIVE.COM

As special as the no-hitter was for the pitchers, Ronaldo Hernandez deserves credit for his work behind the plate (WooSox notebook) Catching the first no-hitter in WooSox history is another addition to Ronaldo Hernandez's impressive resume this season.

AUGUST 6, 2022 • MASSLIVE.COM

Heads back to minors Hernandez was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.

Impact The 24-year-old was promoted Monday after the Red Sox shipped off Christian Vazquez, but the team acquired Reese McGuire from the White Sox on Tuesday. Hernandez didn't make his big-league debut during his day with the team and will return to Worcester, where he has a .279/.302/.462 slash line in 74 games this year.

AUGUST 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Up after Vazquez trade Hernandez was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Monday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact The 24-year-old backstop is hitting .279/.302/.462 with 10 home runs, 60 strikeouts and 10 walks in 74 games at Triple-A. Boston just traded away Christian Vazquez and traded for Reese McGuire, so Hernandez may only be up as a short-term backup behind Kevin Plawecki as they wait for McGuire to join the team.

AUGUST 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Hitting coach and former catcher Rich Gedman says Connor Wong, Ronaldo Hernandez 'have the tools to be very successful' (WooSox notebook) Both Wong and Hernandez are building relationships with the WooSox top starters, which could be valuable for the Red Sox in the future.

JUNE 27, 2022 • MASSLIVE.COM

Despite Ronaldo Hernandez' late home run, Worcester Red Sox fall to Buffalo Bisons The home run was Ronaldo Hernandez' sixth of the season.

JUNE 12, 2022 • MASSLIVE.COM

Tapia homer in 5-run second leads Blue Jays over Red Sox 6-1

Raimel Tapia hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in a five-run second inning for his first RBIs this season, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1

APRIL 21, 2022 • Associated Press

Sent back to Triple-A Hernandez was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact The 24-year-old was promoted from Worcester on Tuesday, but Christian Vazquez (illness) ended up spending only one day on the COVID-19 injured list. Hernandez has yet to make his MLB debut, and he may not receive that opportunity this year.

APRIL 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Red Sox edge Blue Jays 2-1 at Fenway with just 3 hits

Connor Wong drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Tuesday night despite getting held to o...

APRIL 20, 2022 • Associated Press

Call-up official The Red Sox recalled Hernandez from Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday, Steve Hewitt of the Boston Herald reports.

Impact He'll serve as the backup catcher behind Connor Wong, who will receive his first start of the season Tuesday against the Blue Jays after top backstop Christian Vazquez (illness) joined Kevin Plawecki (illness) on the COVID-19-related injured list earlier in the day. As Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe notes, both Vazquez and Plawecki are vaccinated, so the Red Sox will hope that at least one of the two is able to clear the MLB's testing protocols in fairly quick fashion. Whenever one of Vazquez or Plawecki is back in action, Hernandez will likely be sent back to Worcester.

APRIL 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Heading to Boston Hernandez will be promoted from Triple-A Worcester to Boston ahead of Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Impact The Red Sox called up catcher Connor Wong on Monday to replace Kevin Plawecki (illness), who was placed on the COVID-19 injury list, so the news that Hernandez is heading to Boston set off speculation about more positive test results. The Red Sox are expected to provide an update at some point Tuesday. Hernandez, 24, is batting .143 (4-for-28) over seven games for the WooSox. He crushed 16 home runs over 99 games in 2021 between Double-A Portland and Worcester.

APRIL 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Optioned to Triple-A Hernandez was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Impact Hernandez has been in big-league camp with the Red Sox but will unsurprisingly start the season at the Triple-A level. He received a late promotion to Worcester in 2021 but spent most of the campaign at Double-A Portland, where he hit .280/.319/.506 with 16 home runs, 26 doubles and 52 RBI in 92 games.

MARCH 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Red Sox Prospect Outlook: Where Ronaldo Hernandez Stands In 2021 Here's everything you need to know about catcher Ronaldo Hernandez, whom the Boston Red Sox acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in February.

MARCH 19, 2021 • NESN.COM

Dealt to Boston The Red Sox acquired Hernandez and infielder Nick Sogard from the Rays on Wednesday in exchange for pitchers Jeffrey Springs and Chris Mazza, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times rep...

Impact Though he has yet to play above the High-A level, Hernandez, 23, was included in the Rays' 60-man roster pool in 2020 and was believed to factor into the Rays' long-term catching plans. The Rays' decision to move on from him while getting back two fringe MLB pitchers seemingly implies otherwise, but Hernandez should still have a decent outlook in Boston. Since Christian Vazquez is under club control through at least 2022 and should remain the Red Sox's No. 1 catcher, look for Hernandez to spend most of the upcoming campaign at Double-A Portland or Triple-A Worcester, where he'll be able to play on a regular basis. Through his first three seasons in the professional ranks, Hernandez has slashed .287/.333/.459 with 35 home runs and a 19-for-25 success rate on stolen-base attempts.

FEBRUARY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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Tapia homer in 5-run second leads Blue Jays over Red Sox 6-1

Red Sox edge Blue Jays 2-1 at Fenway with just 3 hits