Carlo Amado Hernandez (born November 11, 1960) is an American

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. He has coached in

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(MLB) for the

California Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division. Since 1966, the team has pl ...

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, and

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National ...

Career

Prior to his coaching career, he played in the

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minor league system from 1979 to 1983. He also played part of the 1983 season in the

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its ...

system. A broken arm that year ended his playing career. Hernandez has served as pitching coach for the

(1993–96),

(2004–05), and

(2006–08). In , he served as the bullpen coach for the

, but was fired along with Manager

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and the rest of the staff at the season's end. After the 2010 season, the

University of South Florida The University of South Florida (USF) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus located in Tampa, Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States, and other campuses in St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, ...

hired Hernandez as their pitching coach. Hernandez was then pitching coach for the

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and then the

. In November 2015 he was hired as Minor League pitching coordinator for the

. On October 11, 2016, Hernandez was named the pitching coach for the

. On October 15, 2018, Hernandez was dismissed from his duties as the pitching coach for the Braves. On December 9, 2018, the

hired Hernandez as their bullpen coach. His time in New York was short-lived, however; on June 20, 2019, he, along with pitching coach

Dave Eiland David William Eiland (born July 5, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher for ten Major League Baseball seasons. Eiland played college baseball for the University of Florida and the University of South Florida, ...

, were fired as part of a staff shakeup. On January 30, 2024, Hernandez was announced as a pitching consultant for the

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of the

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References

External links

Official Detroit Tigers bio
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