Diory Hernandez #24

Signed with Atlanta as an 18-year-old amateur out of the Dominican Republic on Aug. 2, 2002...signed by Braves scout Roberto Aquino...Signed to a minor league contract, Hernandez was invited to Major League Spring Training on Dec. 2, 2011.

2011

For the third straight season bounced between Triple A Gwinnett and the Braves Major League club...played in 22 games for the Braves, hitting .212 (7x33), while playing three dfferent positions: third base (6g), shortstop (3g) and first base (1g)...broke the season with Gwinnett before his only stint in the Majors from May 8-June 21...designated for assignment on July 29 and outrighted to Gwinnett on Aug. 2...hit .201 (55x273) in 79 games at Triple A...played for two different clubs in the Dominican Winter League, Escogido (28g) and Este (21g)...hit a combined .284 (50x174) with two home runs and 26 RBI, including a .346 (27x78) mark with Este.

2010

Split time between Triple-A Gwinnett and Atlanta in an injury-shortened season...Opened the season on the 60-day disabled list due to left-shoulder rehabilitation. Underwent successful surgery on his left shoulder on 12/11/09. Placed on the 15-day disabled list on 3/26 (left shoulder rehabilitation); transferred to the 60-day DL on 5/15. Activated off the DL and was optioned to Gwinnett on 6/24...Recalled from Gwinnett on 8/2, marking his first time in '10 on the ML roster and remained with the Major League Club through the rest of the season...Made his first career postseason appearance, going 0-for-1 in Game 4 in his only at-bat in the Division Series. In Game 2, he entered the game in the 11th inning at third base of the Braves 5-4 win...Clubbed his first career pinch-home run with a solo blast to lead off the sixth inning on 8/17 vs. WSH. The PH-HR was his only hit this season with Atlanta...In 30 games with GWI, hit .319 (37-for-116) with seven doubles, two triples and 17 RBI...Hit safely in 12 consecutive contests, 6/21-7/6 with GWI: .377 (20-for-53) with eight RBI...Following the season, he played in 32 games for the Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League (.294, 35-for-119, 7 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI). He played 26 games at 3B, 3 in LF and 3 as DH.

2009

Began the season with Triple-A Gwinnett and appeared in 29 games; at the time, was 3rd in the International League with a .355 batting average (39-for-110)...Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA) on 5/21 and made his MLB debut at SS in the 7th inning; he grounded out in the his first big league at-bat in the 8th inning...Collected his first two career hits in a 2-for-4 game on 5/24 vs. TOR...Made his first career start (SS) on 5/23 and had nine assists vs. TOR; it was the most assists by a Brave SS since R. Furcal on 9/15/02 at MON...Hit his first career home run off PHI's T. Walker in the fifth inning on 7/1...Returned to Gwinnett on 8/11 to finish the season...Ranked seventh among Braves farmhands with a .821 OPS...Appeared in 19 games for Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League, hitting .222 (16-for-72) with 2 HR and 8 RBI.

2008

Began the season with Double-A Mississippi and was promoted to Richmond (AAA) on 4/26...Was third among Braves farmhands with 154 total hits and was ninth with a .287 combined batting avg...Had a season-high 12-game hitting streak during his first 12 Triple-A games from 4/26-5/7 (.467, 21-for-45, 5 2B, 1 HR and 6 RBI)...Was Richmond's Player of the Month in July, hitting .317 with five doubles, a triple, a homer, 16 RBI and 10 runs scored in 27 games...With Richmond, he played 52 games at second base, 37 games at third base and 31 games at shortstop...Had a season-high 4 RBI on 7/30 vs. Columbus...Played in 45 games for Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League (.329, 51-for-155, 8 2B, 7 HR, 27 RBI).

2007

Began the season with Myrtle Beach (A) and played in nine games before being promoted to Mississippi (AA) for the majority of the season on 4/13...He was briefly re-assigned from 5/12-19...Combined to hit .308 with 7 HR and 68 RBI between the two levels...Named the Mississippi Player of the Month for August (.339, 2 HR, 7 2B, 15 RBI, 6 SB)...Ranked third in the Braves' system in hits (153), tied for third in doubles (33), fifth in batting average (.308) and stolen bases (24), sixth in runs batted in (68) and ninth in OPS (.790)...Tied for fifth in the Southern League with a batting average of .307...Had a season-high 13-game hitting streak from 8/17-30 (.392, 20-for-51)...In the first two games of the series at WTN on 4/16-17, his second and third Double-A games, he went 6-for-7 (.857) with a double, a triple, two homers, four RBI, four runs scored, and a steal of home...Had an eight-game hitting streak from 4/24-5/2 during which he hit .433 (13-for-30)...During that stretch, he also had two hits in five consecutive games, 4/25-30.

2006

Played 76 of his 84 games at shortstop...Set a career-high with four RBI in a game four times during the season...Hit .333 (27-for-81) with 18 RBI in 21 July games...Batted .481 (13-for-27) at MB during a seven-game hitting streak, 7/9-17...Batted .210 (26-for-124) with three HR and 14 RBI in 36 games for Escogido of the Dominican Winter League.

2005

Matched a career-high four hits 8/31...Had a seven game hitting streak 8/20-26 (.308, 8-for-26).

2004

Hit .307 (35-for-114) with 10 doubles and 12 RBI in the final two months of the season.

2003

Went 2-for-3 with a homer and a season-high four RBI 5/24 at Frederick...Promoted from Class A Myrtle Beach to Double-A Greenville 6/20; went 7-for-27 (.259) in 10 games before being reassigned to Myrtle Beach 7/5...Joined Richmond (AAA) 8/2, going 1-for-6 in two games, and returned to Myrtle Beach 8/10.