Jared Fernandez

Infobox MLB retired
name=Jared Fernandez
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1972|2|2
debutdate=September 19
debutyear=by|2001
debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
finaldate=May 11
finalyear=by|2006
finalteam=Milwaukee Brewers
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=4-7
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=5.05
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=61
teams=
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2001-by|2002)
*Houston Astros (by|2003-by|2004)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|2006)
*Hiroshima Toyo Carp (by|2007)
highlights=

Jared Wade Fernandez (born February 2, 1972 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a former Major League Baseball knuckleball pitcher who last pitched in by|2007 for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League.

Fernandez attended Fresno State University and in by|1994, the right-handed hitting and throwing Fernandez was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Boston Red Sox. He played in their organization until by|2000, when he was signed by the Cincinnati Reds to a minor league contract. He made his Major League debut with the Reds on September 19, by|2001.

He spent 2001 and by|2002 bouncing up and down between the Reds' Triple-A team, Louisville, and the Major League team. In December 2002, he was signed by the Houston Astros after he filed for free agency. In by|2003 and by|2004, he again bounced between the Majors and minors.

In by|2005, he spent the season in the minors with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, in the Phillies organization.

In by|2006, Fernandez was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers and won a bullpen spot out of spring training. After a few bad outings he was sent down to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. In the 2006 offseason, he was a pitcher for the Dominican major leagues franchise Aguilas Cibaeñas, where he was subsequently released in midseason.

On December 11, 2006, Fernandez signed a one-year, $200,000 contract with the Hiroshima Carp of Japan.

Honors and Awards

*In 1994, he was a Western Athletic Conference All-Star.

External links

* [http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=220594 Minor League Splits and Situational Stats]