Lake Buena Vista, FL – The Atlanta Braves signed pitcher Livan Hernandez on Friday just hours after he was released by the Houston Astros.
Hernandez made five starts for the Astros this spring and pitched to an earned run average of 5.63, allowing 14 runs -- 10 earned -- on 23 hits in 16 innings.
The 37-year-old right-hander spent last season with the Washington Nationals, compiling an 8-13 record with a 4.47 ERA in 29 starts.
In 475 appearances, all but one as a starter, with the Marlins, Giants, Expos/Nationals, Diamondbacks, Twins, Rockies and Mets, Hernandez has a career 174-176 record and 4.39 ERA with 50 complete games and nine shutouts.
The 16-year veteran has not recorded a winning season since 2008, when he was 13-11 while splitting the year between Minnesota and Colorado.
A two-time All-Star, Hernandez was the NLCS and World Series MVP in 1997 for the Marlins.
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