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Arizona signed Hernandez to a minor-league contract Wednesday with an invitation to major-league spring training, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports. Hernandez is 26 years old and has yet to make his MLB debut, but he registered a solid .781 OPS with 17 home runs and 70 RBI over 99 games last season with the Triple-A affiliate of the Red Sox. He'll serve as organizational depth at catcher for the Diamondbacks.
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The Red Sox reassigned Hernandez to minor-league camp Friday. Hernandez spent all of last season in Triple-A Worcester, slashing .261/.297/.451 with 17 homers and 63 RBI through 437 plate appearances. The 25-year-old backstop struggled this spring, however, and will likely stay put in Triple-A for 2023.
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Hernandez cleared waivers and was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. After he was designated for assignment, Hernandez went through waivers unclaimed and will now head to Triple-A. The move opens another spot on the 40-man roster for Boston. In 105 games with Worcester last season, Hernandez produced a .261 average with 17 homers, 63 RBI and 50 runs over 410 at-bats and could be an option at backstop for the Red Sox in 2023.
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Hernandez was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports. The 24-year-old was promoted Monday after the Red Sox shipped off Christian Vazquez, but the team acquired Reese McGuire from the White Sox on Tuesday. Hernandez didn't make his big-league debut during his day with the team and will return to Worcester, where he has a .279/.302/.462 slash line in 74 games this year.
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Hernandez was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. The 24-year-old was promoted from Worcester on Tuesday, but Christian Vazquez (illness) ended up spending only one day on the COVID-19 injured list. Hernandez has yet to make his MLB debut, and he may not receive that opportunity this year.