Teoscar José Hernández (born October 15, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Houston Astros.
Hernández signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent in February 2011. He made his professional debut that season for the Dominican Summer League Astros.
Hernández played in 2012 with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Astros and the Class-A Lexington Legends of the South Atlantic League. He appeared in 59 total games, and recorded a .243 batting average, five home runs, 23 runs batted in (RBI), and 11 stolen bases.
On July 31, 2017, the Astros traded Hernández and Nori Aoki to the Toronto Blue Jays for Francisco Liriano. Hernández was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. On August 31, Blue Jays’ manager John Gibbons announced that Hernández would be called upon on September 1.
In 2021, Hernández earned his first career All-Star nod as he was selected to start the 2021 All-Star Game for the American League.
Hernandez finished the 2021 season batting .296, a career high 32 home runs, and 116 RBIs. He also won the AL Silver Slugger for right field for the second year in a row. On March 22, 2022, Hernández signed a $10.65M contract with the Blue Jays, avoiding salary arbitration.
There are no details about whether he has children or not. He may be may or may not have children. There are also no rumors about his children.