▁named ▁later ▁in ▁a ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁deal ▁that ▁sent ▁Dean ▁Ch ance ▁to ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁P ete ▁C im ino , ▁J imm ie ▁Hall , ▁and ▁Don ▁Min cher . ▁Hern ández ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁utility ▁inf iel der ▁for ▁the ▁Tw ins ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁but ▁was ▁left ▁un protected ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁expansion ▁draft , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁chose ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 3 rd ▁pick . ▁ ▁Hern ández ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Roy als ' ▁every day ▁short stop ▁in ▁their ▁inaug ural ▁season , ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁pl ur ality ▁of ▁the ▁starts ▁at ▁that ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁sharing ▁time ▁with ▁Rich ▁Se vers on ▁and ▁Tommy ▁Match ick . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁Roy als ▁trad ed ▁Hern ández ▁and ▁Bob ▁Johnson ▁to ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates , ▁receiving ▁Bruce ▁Dal ▁C anton , ▁Jerry ▁May , ▁and ▁Fred die ▁P ate k ▁in ▁return . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁sl ated ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁a ▁reserve ▁role , ▁Hern ández ▁became ▁the ▁Pir ates ' ▁regular ▁short stop ▁after ▁Gene ▁Al ley ▁sust ained ▁an ▁injury . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Hern ández ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁notable ▁mil estone ▁when , ▁for ▁the ▁first