Jeremy Hermida #27

Jeremy Ryan Hermida...attended Wheeler (GA) High School, where as a senior Baseball America rated him the 2002 draft's best pure high school hitter and the fourth-best position player overall.

2011

Spent the majority of the season at Triple-A Louisville in the Reds organization, also seeing time with CIN before being claimed off waivers by the Padres...Made 11 starts for the Padres, all in right field...also made three starts for the Reds in right field...Posted a .924 OPS during his time in the minors, hitting .319 while averaging an extra-base hit every 8.6 at-bats.

2010

Made 73 apps for the Red Sox and Athletics...for Bos played LF (46g, 41gs) and RF (3g, 2gs)...made 16 additional starts in RF for Oak...from 6/10-7/21 was on the Sox' disabled list with fractured ribs suffered in a collision with Adrian Beltre on 6/4 at Bal...after he returned from that injury went 2-for-20 in 7 apps for Bos and was hitless in his last 17ab when he was designated for assignment on 7/31...on 8/9 was outrighted to Class AAA Pawtucket and hit .310 (2hr, 12rbi) in 17g there before he was released on 8/31...3 days later was signed by the A's to a minor league contract...after 3 apps with Class AAA Sacramento was promoted to Oak on 9/7, started in RF that night vs Sea and singled in the ninth inning to snap a season-long 0-for-20 skid...on 9/24 vs Tex tied his career high with 4 hits, including his 100th career double...beginning with that 4-hit game batted .316 in his last 10 apps of the season...following the season became a free agent after he refused an outright assignment...on 1/4 was signed by the Reds to a minor league contract with an invitation to 2011 Major League spring training camp.

2009

Played all 129 of his games with the Marlins...Missed time at the end of the season due to an intercostal strain in his right side...Drew a career-high 56 walks, 3rd-most on the club...Began season as starting left fielder and made 40 starts overall at that position...Started 73 of his last 91 games in right field...Posted a .995 fielding percentage (1 E/205 TC), 6th-best among all National League outfielders...Did not commit an error in his last 104 games and 183 total chances beginning 4/27...Marks the longest errorless streak of his career...Previous best was 103 total chances over 52 tilts, 6/6-8/6/08...On 4/18 at WSH, knocked a game-tying homer (2-run) in the 9th and game-winning homer (3-run) in the 11th in a 9-6 win, collecting a career-high 5 RBI...Became 1st Marlin in club history to hit a 9th-inning, game-tying home run and game-winning homer in the same game...Was the 1st player to hit a game-tying homer in the 9th inning and a game-winning homer in extra innings since Adrian Beltre accomplished the feat for LAD vs. ATL on 8/20/04...Hit 1st-career, walk-off home run, a solo shot in 4-3 win on 6/9 vs. STL...Marked 1st-career walk-off hit...Missed 28 of the club's final 29 games with an intercostal strain in his right side but did not go on the disabled list...Suffered the strain on 9/2...Had 1 pinch-hit appearance after, 9/28 at ATL (0-for-1).

2008

Set career highs in games (142), at-bats (502), triples (3), walks (48) and strikeouts (138)...Went 6x13 with the bases loaded (.462), the ninth best average in the National League...Connected for two home runs, April 11 at Houston, marking his first career multi-homer game...accomplished the feat again, July 26 at Chicago...Batted at a .375 clip (3x8) as a pinch-hitter, collecting his second career PH home run, July 25 at Chicago (off Bob Howry)...Strung together a career-best 12-game hit streak, June 12-25, batting .367 (18x49) with five doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over the streak...On August 5, tied a career-high with four RBI against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park...Committed only five errors in 275 total chances in right field, posting a career-best .982 fielding percentage...ranked fourth on the club with four outfield assists...started a career-high 124 games in right field...Teamed with another Marlins to record four back-to-back home runs; April 11 at Houston (Jacobs), May 12 at Cincinnati (Ramirez), May 25 vs. San Francisco (Cantu) and July 11 at Los Angeles (Cantu)...one of four Marlins in club history to be part of four back-to-back homers in the same season; Josh Willingham (2006), Miguel Cabrera (2005-'06), and Derrek Lee (2002)...Carlos Delgado owns the club record as he was part of five back-to-back homers in 2005.

2007

Set career highs in almost every offensive category, batting .296 with 18 home runs and 63 RBI in 123 games ... finished third among Marlins regulars with .296 batting average ... Batted .340 (87x256) with 10 home runs and 36 RBI in 72 games after All-Star Break, after hitting .231 (40x173) with eight home runs and 27 RBI in 51 games before the break ... raised batting average by 109 points in second half of season ... second-half average was second-highest on club, behind Cody Ross (.350), and 13th-best in National League, behind Skip Schumaker (.369) ... Missed first six weeks of season with a bone bruise (right knee), suffered during Spring Training ... reinstated from 15-day Disabled List and returned from rehab on May 14 ... batted .294 (5x17) with two home runs and seven RBI in five rehab games between Jupiter (A) and Albuquerque (AAA) ... Had career-high 11-game hitting streak from September 3-15, batting .340 (16x47) with three home runs and seven RBI during streak ... hit in 10 straight from August 16-26, hitting at .457 (16x35) clip with three home runs and seven RBI ... homered in consecutive games September 12-14, second time in career he homered in back-to-back games (also September 8-9, 2005) ... hit grand slam June 8 vs. Tampa Bay, second career grand slam (also 8/31/05 vs. St. Louis as pinch hitter in first ML at bat) ... Batted .322 (39x121) with four home runs and 17 RBI in 29 games from No. 3 spot in order ... hit primarily in No. 6 spot, batting .279 (67x240) with 13 home runs and 35 RBI in 67 games ... Appeared in 116 games in right field, accumulating seven outfield assists ... batted .333 (2x6) as pinch hitter.

2006

Batted .251 (77x307) with five home runs and 28 RBI in 99 games...set career highs in runs (37), hits (77), doubles (19), triples (1), home runs (5), runs batted in (28), walks (33), stolen bases (4)...Batted .250 (5x20) in six games, before going on 15-day disabled list April 17 (retroactive to April 12) with a right hip flexor...hit .176 (3x17) with two RBI during six-game rehab assignment with Jupiter (A) from May 1-21...activated from DL on May 22 and returned to action that night vs. Chicago (NL), going 1x1 as a pinch hitter...batted .251 (72x287) with five homers and 28 RBI after returning from the DL...hit .345 (30x87) with one home run and eight RBI in 24 games in June...Had five home runs...homered off Wandy Rodriguez on July 16 for second home run of season, only career home run vs. a lefthanded pitcher...hit .111 (1x9) with one RBI as a pinch hitter...set career high with four hits on June 22 at Baltimore...scored winning run on August 27 vs. Milwaukee, as he walked and scored on a pinch-hit double by Mike Jacobs...Appeared in 85 games in right field (78 starts), and nine games in center field (six starts)...recorded only career outfield assist on June 20 at Baltimore.

2005

Made his Major League debut on August 31 vs. St. Louis and hit pinch-hit grand slam off Al Reyes in first Major League at-bat ... became first player in Major League history to hit pinch-hit grand slam in first at-bat, and second player in history to hit a grand slam in his first career at-bat, joining the Philadelphia Phillies' Bill Duggleby who did in on April 21, 1898 ... also became just the second Marlin to hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat ... Mitch Lyden did it on June 16, 1993 ... Hit .293 (12x41) in 23 games with the Marlins ... hit four home runs and had 11 RBI, two doubles, six walks and nine runs scored ... ended the season hitting .571 (8x14) over the last four games, hitting three home runs, one double, driving in six runs and scoring six runs ... hit all four of his home runs at Dolphins Stadium ... hit .500 (9x18) with 10 RBI in 11 home games ... Led the organization and the Southern League and finished third overall in the Minor Leagues with 111 walks this season while with Carolina (AA) ... also ranked among organizational leaders in runs (4th - 77), doubles (5th - 29), stolen bases (T-4th - 23), on-base percentage (2nd - .457) and slugging percentage (4th - .518) ... named to the 2005 Southern League All-Star team ... earned MVP honors of Southern League All-Star game, going 3x5 with a double, four RBI and two runs scored ... earned Southern League Player of the Week honors for July 18-24, when he hit .450 (9x20) with four doubles, one triple, one home run, six RBI and seven runs scored ... named Marlins Hitter of the Month for April, when he hit .274 with four doubles, eight home runs, 17 RBI, 20 runs scored and 20 walks ... Named fourth-best prospect in the Minor Leagues by Baseball America's midseason report ... named second-best prospect in Southern League by Baseball America ... named to Baseball America's Minor League (all classifications) and AA All-Star Team ... selected to play in XM Satellite Radio All-Star Futures Game, but did not appear due to promotion to Majors ... named Best Prospect in Marlins organization by Baseball America ... also named Best Hitter for Average and Best Strike-Zone Discipline in Marlins organization ... Established new career highs in doubles (29), home runs (18), runs batted in (63), runs scored (77) and walks (111) with Carolina.

2004

Played 91 games with Jupiter (A) batting .297, while establishing career highs with 10 home runs and 50 RBI ... slugged .441 and had a .377 on-base percentage ... hit in 14 of his first 15 games to start the season including three-hit games on April 22 at St. Lucie and April 25 at Vero Beach ... had eight three-hit games on the season ... was named as an outfielder in the Florida State League All-Star Game despite a prolonged trip on the DL from May 11 to June 7 ... ranked as the Marlins top prospect entering 2005 according to Baseball America, marking the second-consecutive season he has earned the top spot and the first player to be named top prospect in back-to-back seasons since Josh Beckett in 2001-02 ... ranked as the eighth-best prospect in the Florida State League and the fifth-best outfield prospect in baseball according to a postseason poll by the same publication.

2003

Spent most of the season at Greensboro (A), hitting .284 with six home runs and 49 RBI en route to being named the Marlins top prospect according to Baseball America ... was called up to AAA Albuquerque for one game where he struck out three times in three at-bats ... stole 28 bases and was caught two times for a 93 percent success rate ... led the South Atlantic League with 80 walks and was fourth with a .387 on-base percentage ... led Greensboro in batting average, runs, hits, total bases, doubles, triples, walks, on-base percentage and hit by pitch. was named to the SportsTicker All-Teen Team.

2002

Split his first professional season in between the Gulf Coast League and Short-Season Jamestown ... in 38 games in the GCL, he batted .224 (30x134) with 14 RBI, seven doubles, three triples and five stolen bases ... in 13 games with the Jammers, he hit .319 (15x47) with two doubles, a triple and seven RBI and walked seven times while striking out 10.