Chuck Hernandez
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Carlo Amado Hernandez
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.
- Born November 11, 1960 in Tampa, FL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Pitcher Chuck Hernandez pitched five seasons in the minors with the New York Yankees (1979-1983) and Chicago White Sox (1983). A broken arm ended his career and he spent all of 1984 rehabbing before beginning his coaching career.
He was the pitching coach for the GCL White Sox (1985), Palm Springs Angels (1986), Midland Angels (1987), and Edmonton Trappers (1988-1990), before becoming the California Angels roving minor league pitching instructor in 1991. He was a member of the California Angels coaching staff from 1992 to 1996.
Hernandez spent 1997 to 2003 as a coach in the minor leagues with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization. He returned to the majors as the Devil Rays pitching coach in 2004 and 2005. He then was the Detroit Tigers pitching coach from 2006 to 2008. In 2009, he was named bullpen coach of the Cleveland Indians.
Hernandez is the brother-in-law of former major leaguers Nardi Contreras and Rich Monteleone.
