Diego Hernandez #75

Hernandez resides in Santo Domingo Este, D.R.

2023

In 2023, Hernandez entered Spring Training on the Royals 40-man roster and he played center field on Feb. 25, the spring opener vs. the Rangers, but he dislocated his right shoulder diving for a batted ball in the 2nd inning, and he didn’t appear in another game until June 21 as part of his rehab assignment with rookie-level ACL Royals... After six games with the ACL Royals and 3 with High-A Quad Cities from July 1-3, he reported to Double-A Northwest Arkansas, where he played in 60 games and slashed .245/.302/.290 (59-for-241)... Appeared in 32 games for the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Winter League in the 2023-24 offseason. 

2022

In 2022, Hernandez set career highs in games (115), runs (78), hits (129), doubles (21), triples (four), home runs (nine), RBI (40) and stolen bases (40), and hit .284 with a .755 OPS between stops at High-A Quad Cities (83 games) and Double-A Northwest Arkansas (32)...He recorded eight outfield assists in just 90 games in center field...He hit .311 (60-for-193) over his final 48 games from July 16 through season’s end, including a four-hit game on July 24 at South Bend, in which he recorded four runs, a double, a home run and a walk.