Leonardo Jesús Hernández (born November 6, 1959), commonly known as Leo Hernandez (er-NAN-dez), is a Venezuelan former

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and right-handed batter who played for the

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(1982–83, 1985) and

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(1986). He is currently the hitting coach for DSL Mets1. A native of Santa Lucía, Miranda State,

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, Hernández was signed as an amateur

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by the

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in 1978. He hit .298 with 25

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s and 91

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(RBI) with the

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in 1981. After batting .313 in 18 games with the

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to begin the 1982 season, he was traded from the Dodgers to the

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for José Morales on April 28, 1982. He made his debut with Baltimore on September 19, 1982. He was sent from the

to the

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on December 16, 1985 to complete a transaction from five days prior on December 11 when

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was traded to New York for

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and

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."Orioles Trade Roenicke for Bordi, Hudler," ''The Washington Post'', Thursday, December 12, 1985.
Retrieved July 10, 2023. In four-season career, Hernández hit .226 with seven

s and 30 RBI in 85 games. Hernandez was named as the hitting coach for the DSL Mets 1 of the

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organization for the 2018 season.

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