Héctor Neris (pronounced HEHK-ter NAIR-iss)… Has one son, Derek (5/21/15)… 2008 graduate of Colegio José Francisco Peña Gómez, where he played volleyball, basketball and chess… Hobbies: Riding horses and cooking… Signed by: Koby Pérez.
2018
Among all ML relievers, finished 5th in SO/9.0 IP (14.35); trailed only Josh Hader (15.82) among NL relievers... Made his third consecutive Opening Day roster... Had his saves streak come to an end at 21 on 4/11 vs CIN, which at the time was the longest active streak in the majors...Optioned to Lehigh Valley (AAA) on 6/18 and was recalled for a brief stint with the Phillies, 6/25-30...Recalled on 8/14 and spent the remainder of the season with the Phillies...Made 11 straight scoreless appearances after being recalled, striking out 21 of the 36 batters he faced (58.3%) and allowing 5 hits in 9.2 IP... Was named the Hartford Presents NL Reliever of the Month for August, the first Phillie to win that award and second Phillie to win a Reliever of the Month Award (Jonathan Papelbon, MLB Delivery Man of Month, April 2012)... His 20 strikeouts from his first appearance in August (8/15) to the end of the month were five more than any other reliever in baseball...Posted a 2.04 ERA (4 ER, 17.2 IP) with 35 SO and 5 BB in his final 19 appearances after being recalled on 8/14...Recorded at least one strikeout in 24 straight appearances, 6/17-end of season, the longest streak by a Phillies reliever since at least 1908 and longest active streak in MLB to finish the season... Recorded multiple strikeouts in 15 of his final 23 appearances (17.85 SO/9.0 IP, 41 SO, 20.2 IP)...His 39 career saves are 2nd-most in Phillies history by a Dominican-born pitcher, behind only Jose Mesa (112)
2017
Made his 2nd consecutive Opening Day roster... Among all NL relievers, T-4th in games finished (56) and ranked 5th in games (74), 8th in saves (26) and 9th in save % (89.7) & innings (74.2)... His 89.7 save % was the 8th-highest ever by a Phillies pitcher with at least 20 save opportunities... Appeared in 3 games for the Dominican Republic in the 2017 World Baseball Classic (2.70 ERA)... Successfully converted each of his final 20 save opportunities, the longest streak by a Phillie in a single season since Brad Lidge converted all 41 of his saves in 2008... Was 15-for-15 in saves against the NL East and posted a 1.64 ERA in 36 games... His 26 saves were the most in a single season by a Dominican-born Phillies pitcher since 2003 (Jose Mesa, 24) and his 28 career saves are 2nd-most in Phillies history by a Dominican-born pitcher, behind only Mesa (112)... Had a 1.98 ERA (16 ER, 72.2 IP) in 71 of his 74 appearances.
2016
Made his first Opening Day roster...Among NL relievers, finished 3rd in innings (80.1), T-3rd in games (79) and 5th in SO (102)...His 102 SO were the 2nd-most ever by a Phillies reliever, behind only Dick Selma (153 SO in 1970)...Became the 4th reliever in Phillies history to collect 100 SO in a season...Had a 1.94 ERA (17 ER, 79.0 IP) in 77 of his 79 appearances...Had a career-best 14.2-inning scoreless streak, 9/23/15-4/22/16 (13 G)...Tossed a career-high 2.2 innings, 4/20 vs NYM...Earned his 1st career save, 5/1 vs CLE...Had a 1.29 ERA (4 ER, 28.0 IP) and 0.71 WHIP (7 BB, 13 H) over his first 26 games, 4/4-5/29...His 46 appearances before the All-Star break were the most by a Phillies reliever since 2004 (Rheal Cormier) and only 1 shy of Kent Tekulve's club record 47 in 1987...Struck out 102 of the 328 batters he faced (31.1% SO rate)...Pitched in 3 games for Este in the Dominican Winter League
2015
Shuttled between Lehigh Valley (AAA) and the Phillies all season...Began the season with Lehigh Valley...Had a 1.80 ERA (2 ER, 10.0 IP) through his first seven appearances, then an 11.74 ERA (10 ER, 7.2 IP) in his next eight games before posting a 0.46 ERA (3 ER, 19.2 IP) through his final 12 games...Pitched at least 2.0 innings in 11 of his 27 appearances with Lehigh Valley and had a 2.01 ERA (5 ER, 22.1 IP) in those games...Posted a 3.00 ERA (13 ER, 39.0 IP) in 31 of his 32 ML appearances; allowed a career-high 4 ER in 1.1 IP, 8/24 vs NYM...Tossed a career-high 2.1 innings on 8/11 at ARI...Averaged 9.15 SO/9.0 IP (41 SO, 40.1 IP) with the Phillies...Posted a 2.65 ERA (5 ER, 17.0 IP) on the road, as opposed to a 4.63 ERA (12 ER, 23.1 IP) at Citizens Bank Park...Pitched in 18 games for Este in the Dominican Winter League (1-2, 3.00 ERA) and averaged 9.0 SO/9.0 IP (21 SO, 21.0 IP)
2014
Shuttled between Lehigh Valley (AAA) and Reading (AA) most of the season... Had a 15.0-inning scoreless streak (9 G) for Lehigh Valley, 7/12-8/7... Had his contract selected on 8/3... Made his ML debut and earned the win, 8/5 vs HOU (1.0 IP, SO); optioned back to Lehigh Valley following the game... Did not allow a run in 26 of his 37 games with Lehigh Valley (70%), but allowed 3 or more runs in 6 of 37 (16%)... Posted a 0.43 ERA (1 ER, 21.0 IP) in 14 home games with Lehigh Valley... Pitched for Este in the Dominican Winter League, where he did not allow a run in 18.0 IP (20 G)
2013
Spent the season with Reading... Pitched at least 1.0 inning in 21 of his 38 relief appearances (55%)... Pitched for Este in the Dominican Winter League (1-0, 1.93 ERA, 10 G) and Mochis in the Mexican Winter League (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G)
2012
Spent the entire season with Clearwater (A)... Posted a 1.26 ERA (2 ER, 14.1 IP) in 9 April games... Averaged 10.75 SO/9.0 IP... Threw more than 1.0 inning in 28 of his 50 relief appearances (56%)... Pitched for Este in the Dominican Winter League (0-1, 5.68 ERA, 6 G)
2011
Split the season between Williamsport (A) and Lakewood (A)... 12 of his 15 appearances with Williamsport were scoreless... Had a 1.77 ERA (4 ER, 20.1 IP) in his final 11 games with Lakewood after posting a 6.75 ERA (11 ER, 14.2 IP) through his first 8 appearances... Held LHH to a .161 AVG (10-62) with Lakewood... Averaged 10.98 SO/9.0 IP between both levels (72 SO, 59.0 IP)
2010
Made his pro debut with the Dominican Summer League Phillies (R)... Held opponents to a .199 AVG (30-151)... Participated in Florida Instructional League
