  carlos henrique hernÃ¡ndez (; born april 22, 1980 in guacara, carabobo state, venezuela) is a starting pitcher with the diablos rojos del mÃ©xico. carlos is also the son of legendary indian professional baseball league pitcher enrique humberto hernandez. he played for the houston astros from 2001 to 2002 and 2004. he is a switch hitter and throws left-handed. hernÃ¡ndez has a low 90s fastball, a very good curveball, a changeup, and he can throw a decent slider as well. in 2001, he suffered a partial tear of his left rotator cuff diving back to second base. before the injury, he was 1â0 with a 1.02 era, allowing only 11 hits in 17.6 innings. despite pitching in pain, hernÃ¡ndez again showed promise in 2002, but his season was hampered by an ongoing injury with his left shoulder. he finished 7â5 with a 4.38 era in 21 starts, but twice was disabled. he missed the 2003 season following surgery. in 2004, hernÃ¡ndez started his rehabilitation with the new orleans zephyrs, the triple-a affiliate of the astros, and finished with the big club with a 1â3 mark and a 6.43 era in nine starts. after not playing baseball for anybody in 2007, hernÃ¡ndez signed with the tampa bay rays in 2008 and was assigned to their single-a affiliate, the vero beach devil rays, where in six starts, he went 2â1 with a 1.04 era. in a three-year career, hernÃ¡ndez posted a 9â8 record with 136 strikeouts and a 4.54 era in 172.2 innings. ==external links== * * espn (profile and daily updates)  {{persondata | name =hernandez, carlos | alternative names = | short description = venezuelan baseball player | date of birth =april 22, 1980 | place of birth =guacara, carabobo state, venezuela | date of death = | place of 
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