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Darell Hernaiz

Athletics
Number #2
Position SS
Bats R
Throws R
Age 25
Height 5' 11"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place San Juan, Puerto Rico
Born Aug 3, 2001

Key Insights

2026
There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Hernaiz does his damage against breaking balls: a .871 OPS against them, against .417 on offspeed pitches.

20 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 20 on offspeed pitches.
He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Hernaiz pulls 19.4% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 32.4%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

21 pulled, 52 up the middle and 35 the other way over 108 located batted balls.
Too much of his contact is weak

Just 17% of Hernaiz's contact reaches 95 mph, 3rd percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 408th in MLB.
He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Hernaiz averages 80.6 mph off the bat, 5th percentile in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 402nd in MLB.
One pitch is where all his power comes from

Hernaiz slugs .471 against breaking balls and .167 against offspeed pitches.

20 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.
He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Hernaiz's batting average is .250 but the quality of his contact projects .213, a gap of .037 he is currently outrunning.

74 plate appearances in 2026.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 3, 2001
Birth Place San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height 5' 11"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R