Hernandez is looking to return to the major leagues in 2027 after spending the past four seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports.
Hernandez greatly improved his control overseas with the Softbank Hawks, posting an eight percent walk rate to go along with a 31.3 percent strikeout rate and 2.46 ERA. The lefty holds a career 5.06 ERA and 133:73 K:BB over 85.1 frames covering parts of four major-league seasons. Hernandez will turn 30 in December.