Yonny Hernández (baseball)

Yonny José Hernández (born May 4, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Texas Rangers
Hernández signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in 2014 for a $200,000 signing bonus. He played for the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League in 2015 and 2016, hitting .233/.366/.273/.639 with 13 runs batted in (RBIs) in 2015 and .293/.402/.367/.769 with 31 RBIs in 2016. He split the 2017 season between the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, and the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League, hitting a combined .233/.370/.301/.671 with one home run and 21 RBIs. He played for the Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Winter League in the 2017 offseason.

Hernández split the 2018 season between Frisco and the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, hitting a combined .261/.374/.325/.699 with two home runs and 41 RBIs. He split the 2019 season between Frisco and the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, hitting a combined .289/.413/.330/.744 with 50 RBIs. Hernández played for the Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League following the 2019 season, hitting .229 with nine RBIs over 27 games. Hernández spent time at the Rangers' alternate training site in 2020, with the cancelation of the minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hernández opened the 2021 season with the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West, hitting .250/.424/.323/.747 with 1 home run, 13 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases. On August 5, Texas selected his contract and promoted him to the active roster to make his major league debut. He recorded his first career hit on August 6, a single off Chris Bassitt. Over 43 games for Texas in 2021, he hit .217/.315/.252/.567 with six RBIs and 11 stolen bases.

Arizona Diamondbacks
On April 7, 2022, Hernández was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Jeferson Espinal. He spent most of the season on optional assignment with the Triple–A Reno Aces. In 12 games for Arizona, Hernández went 2–for–24 (.083) with 2 walks.

Los Angeles Dodgers
On November 3, 2022, Hernández was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics. On December 13, Hernández was designated for assignment by Oakland.

On December 15, 2022, Hernández was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considerations. Hernández was optioned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the 2023 season. He appeared in 14 games in the major leagues for Los Angeles, with three hits in 22 at-bats. On September 1, 2023, he was outrighted to the minors and removed from the 40-man roster. In 93 games for Oklahoma City, he hit .252/.395/.342 with four home runs, 34 RBI, and 17 stolen bases. Hernández elected free agency following the season on November 6.

Milwaukee Brewers
On November 16, 2023, Hernández signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.

International career
Hernández played for Venezuela in the 2011 Little League World Series. Hernández played for Venezuela in the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.