Red Sox bring back old friend on minor league deal after trading depth catcher
Ronaldo Hernández, who was with the organization from 2021 to 2023 and played 211 games for Triple-A Worcester, is re-joining the WooSox on a minor league contract, sources said. He should be active Friday when Worcester opens the second half of its season.
Hernández, 27, was originally acquired along with Nick Sogard in the February 2021 trade that sent Jeffrey Springs (and Chris Mazza) to the Rays. He then spent the next three years bouncing around the upper levels of the organization, hitting 17 homers for the WooSox in two straight years (2022 and 2023). He was called up to the big leagues twice as an emergency option but never debuted. Hernández was outrighted off the 40-man roster in December 2022 and spent last year with the Diamondbacks organization.
Hernández began this year with the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate and hit .221 with two homers, 13 RBIs and a .638 OPS in 25 games. He was released in early July, then spent two games with the Pericos de Puebla in Mexico before getting an offer to re-join the WooSox.
Behind Carlos Narváez and Connor Wong at the big league level, the Red Sox have Hernández, Seby Zavala and Nathan Hickey as depth options at Triple-A. Zavala leads the WooSox in innings behind the plate this year (279.2) and is followed by two departed teammates in Sabol (traded) and Yasmani Grandal (retired).
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