Héctor Neris, a pitcher with the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball, was born in the Dominican Republic on June 14, 1989.
Neris was born in Villa Altagracia, the Dominican Republic. He played basketball, volleyball, and chess while attending Colegio José Francisco Pea Gómez, where he graduated in 2008.
Neris inked a contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on May 28, 2010. He had a 1-1 record, five saves, a 3.24 earned run average, 34 strikeouts in 41.2 innings, and a.199 batting average against while pitching for the Dominican Summer League Phillies.
In the 2017 World Baseball Classic, he pitched for the Dominican Republic national baseball team. Neris was the Phillies’ closer in 2017.
He pitched in 74 games and had a record of 4-5, 3.01 ERA, 26 saves (8th in the league), and 29 chances (5th in the NL).
Neris agreed to a two-year, $17 million deal with the Houston Astros on November 30, 2021. He earned his first victory while wearing an Astros uniform on April 12, 2022, when he defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 with a flawless eighth inning at Chase Field.
Hector Neris agreed to a two-year, $17,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, which included a $17,000,000 guarantee and an $8,500,000 average yearly pay. Neris will have an $8,000,000 total income and an $8,000,000 base salary in 2022.
As of 2022, he has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million which is money he has earned from playing baseball.