Elier Hernandez #26

Full name is Elier Jose Hernández…originally signed by Kansas City as a non-drafted free agent on 7/2/11…signed by Edis Pérez.

2022

Made MLB debut with Texas on 7/14 after batting .295 (61- 207) and blasting 11 HR with 35 RBI over first 62 G with Round Rock (AAA)…recorded two hits against Mariners in first big-league game, including reaching base in three of his first four G…played in 14 G while hitting .182/.200/.242/.442 at the MLB level…sent back down to Round Rock where he finished the last two weeks (13 G) going 21-for-53 (.396) including seven multi-hit contests…paced the Express in TB (167), 2B (21) and 3B (six) in season totals, while lowering his strikeout rate to just 18.2%…registered starts at RF (44), 1B (24), CF (14) DH (seven) and LF (four) at Triple-A.

2023

Was named Triple-A Round Rock’s Most Valuable Player after slashing .298/.360/.478/.838 (165-554) with career highs in HR (18), 2B (36), and RBI (99) over 137 G…he set the Express franchise’s single-season record with a Pacific Coast League-leading 165 hits, the most hits by any PCL batter since Albuquerque’s Joshua Fuentes (180) and Reno’s Ildemaro Vargas (167) in 2018…also ranked among PCL leaders in 2B (1st), XBH (1st, 59), TB (1st, 265), R (3rd, 98), and RBI (3rd)… posted a 26-G hitting streak from 5/31-6/25, the longest hitting streak in Round Rock history…batted .381/.419/.680/1.099 (37- 97) with 7 HR and 28 RBI over 22 G in June, and was named PCL Player of the Week for the week of 6/5-11: .462 (12-26), 3 HR, 2 2B, 10 RBI in 6 G…elected free agency on 11/6 before re-signing with Texas as a Minor League free agent on 12/27.