Atlanta Braves in 2003, the Philadelphia Phillies in 2004, and the New York Mets in 2005. After 2002, he moved from being a closer to being a setup man, in which role he generally flourished. He signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 2006 season. On July 31, 2006, Hernández was reacquired by the Mets along with pitcher Óliver Pérez for outfielder Xavier Nady. He played in Puerto Rico from 1987 to 1996 with the Mayaguez Indians. On December 2, 2006, Hernández signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Cleveland Indians for the season with a $3.7 million club option for 2008. Coming out of spring training, he and Rafael Betancourt were the Indians' primary right-handed eighth-inning relievers. But Hernández pitched poorly over the first three months of the season (6.23 ERA in 28 games) and eventually lost the confidence of manager Eric Wedge. He was designated for assignment June 20 and waived for the purposes of giving him his unconditional release on June 28. Hernández was signed to a minor league contract by the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 7, 2007, and, after pitching in one game for the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s, was recalled to the Dodgers on July 18. On August 16, 2007, Hernández appeared in his 1,000th game against the Houston Astros. He became the 11th pitcher in major league baseball history to appear in 1,000 career games. Personal life Hernández is married with four children and resides in Gulfport, Florida. His son, Roberto Jr., currently attends USCA and is a member of the baseball team, playing at the stadium named for his father. See also List of players from Puerto Rico in MLB Career Leaders in Games Finished Major League Baseball titles leaders References External links Roberto Hernández at SABR (Baseball BioProject) 1964 births Living people American League All-Stars Atlanta Braves players Birmingham Barons players Chicago White Sox players Cleveland Indians players UConn Huskies baseball players Gulf Coast White Sox players Kansas City Royals players Las Vegas 51s players Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico Midland Angels players New York Mets players Omaha Royals players Palm Springs Angels players Philadelphia Phillies players Pittsburgh Pirates players Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Canada Quad Cities Angels players Richmond Braves players Salem Angels players San Francisco Giants players South Bend White Sox players Sportspeople