Hernán Iribarren

Hernán Alcides Iribarren (born June 29, 1984) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds.

Minor league career
Iribarren was first signed as an undrafted free agent by the Milwaukee Brewers on March 26, 2002. He began the 2004 season with their Rookie League Arizona League Brewers, before advancing to their Class A Beloit Snappers.

He stayed at the Class A level in 2005, but then with the West Virginia Power. He was promoted to the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees in 2006, and then the Double-A Huntsville Stars in 2007. On March 14, 2008, he was assigned the Brewers' Triple-A Nashville Sounds.

Iribarren has also played two seasons in the Dominican Summer League. After playing in 130 games, he has accumulated a .329 batting average, 4 home runs, 61 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases.

Major league career
After beginning the 2008 season in the minor leagues, Iribarren was recalled on April 10, 2008. The team planned to use him in the outfield as well as the infield.

On April 12, Iribarren got his first hit off Carlos Muñiz of the New York Mets, a single to shallow center. He returned to Nashville on April 18, and was later recalled to the Brewers on June 10, only to be returned to Triple-A on June 22. He was recalled again by the Brewers on July 31, 2009.

On March 13, 2010, Iribarren was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers. According to Matt Eddy of baseballamerica.com Iribarren became a free agent after the 2010 season ended. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=10522

On January 5, 2011, it was reported that Iribarren signed a minor league deal with the Rockies with an invite to spring training. He suffered a knee injury in spring training and missed the entire 2011 season. He elected free agency from the Cincinnati Reds organization on November 6, 2015 but shortly re-signed with them on another minor league contract.

On December 9, 2016, Iribarren signed another minor league contract with Cincinnati. In 2017, he played in 94 games for the Triple–A Louisville Bats, Iribarren hit .285/.331/.382 with 4 home runs and 32 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.

On March 25, 2018, Iribarren re–signed with Cincinnati on a minor league deal. He played in 82 games for Triple–A Louisville, slashing .265/.325/.349 with no home runs and 15 RBI. Iribarren elected free agency following the season on November 2. On March 22, 2019, re-signed to a minor league deal with the Reds. However, he did not appear in any games and was released in early June.

Coaching career
He had retired as an active player and signed on as bench coach for the Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League for the 2019 season. Iribarren became the bench coach for the Dayton Dragons in 2020.