Livan Hernandez is a right-handed pitcher for the
Minnesota Twins. A native of
Cuba, Hernandez defected to the
United States in
1995. In
1996 the
Florida Marlins signed Hernandez as an amateur free agent. Hernandez made his
major league debut with the Marlins on
September 24,
1995, pitching 3 scoreless innings in a Marlins win over the
Atlanta Braves. Hernandez was the MVP of the Marlins 1997 World Series championship team, and finished 2nd to
Scott Rolen in Rookie of the Year voting. In
1999 the Marlins traded Hernandez to the
San Francisco Giants for
Jason Grilli and Nate Bump. After three seasons in
San Francisco, the Giants sent Hernandez, Edwards Guzman, and cash to the Montreal Expos in exchange for Jim Brower and Matt Blank. Hernandez pitched two seasons in
Montreal, and and another season and a half with the
Washington Nationals when the Expos moved to
Washington, DC. On
August 7,
2006 the Nationals traded Hernandez along with cash to the
Arizona Diamondbacks for
Matt Chico and Garrett Mock. After a year in
Arizona, Hernandez signed a one-year deal with the Twins.