Heriberto Hernández
- Miami’s roster as it stands starts at 1B · 475 PA · 1.2 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: MIA 38% playoff odds; control through 2031.
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −2.9 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.24 wins over 482 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.80 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Pulls 22% of his batted balls in the air, top quarter of right-handed hitters. Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 502 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 163 | .351 | .400 | 21% | 9% | 25% | +1.05 | +2.91 |
| RHP | 339 | .337 | .323 | 29% | 11% | 23% | +1.28 | +0.15 |
- Attack angle
- 13.6° (64% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −3.5°
- Swing length
- 7.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 43%
- Pull-air %
- 22.3%
- Hard-hit %
- 48.4%
- Slash · wRC+
- .228/.313/.442 · 106
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-away (+3.9 vs. league per 100; 1.9 standard errors on 117 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-in (−4.1), but only 1.9 standard errors from average on 78 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,821 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Hernández: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Kazuma Okamoto TOR · ’96 | .328 | 3.0 | 1.7 | Signed $17.3M |
| 61 | Corbin Carroll AZ · ’00 | .342 | 4.2 | 4.4 | Signed $12.6M |
| 60 | Ben Rice NYY · ’99 | .378 | 4.2 | 2.8 | Pre-arb |
| 57 | Bryce Eldridge SF · ’04 | .359 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 55 | Joc Pederson TEX · ’92 | .344 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Free agent |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 122 |
| 2026 | LF | +3 | +2 | −1.6 | +0.3 | 3,973 |
| 2025 | RF | +2 | +2 | −0.4 | +1.6 | 360 |
| 2025 | LF | +2 | +2 | −1.3 | +0.7 | 1,122 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 20 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 9 | 10 | 90% |
| ★★ | 10 | 12 | 83% |
| ★ | 24 | 25 | 96% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | 376 | +6.5 |
| 2025 | RF | 46 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | LF | 113 | +2.5 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 26 | 5 | 25 PA | 25 PA · .273/.360/.364 · 0 HR · 4.0% K · 12.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 25 | 41 | 163 PA | 163 PA · .220/.319/.454 · 9 HR · 35.0% K · 11.7% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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