{"id":155914,"date":"2023-08-09T14:54:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T05:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=155914&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-08-09T14:54:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T05:54:06","slug":"hawks-boost-bullpen-with-former-red-sox-pitcher","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/hawks-boost-bullpen-with-former-red-sox-pitcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks Boost Bullpen with Former Red Sox Pitcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have signed 26-year-old Venezuelan pitcher Darwinzon Hernandez, a former Boston Red Sox player known for his strong fastball, to enhance their relief pitching. Hernandez, who also played for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, was introduced on August 8 and expressed his determination to contribute to the team&#8217;s success. The acquisition is seen as crucial for the Hawks, who are looking to bolster their left-handed relief options after Livan Moinelo&#8217;s elbow surgery. Hernandez will wear number 61 and start training in Chikugo City. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20230808\/5010021494.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_hawks-helnandez_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C803&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hawks Boost Bullpen with Former Red Sox Pitcher\" width=\"1400\" height=\"803\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-155915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_hawks-helnandez_2023_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_hawks-helnandez_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_hawks-helnandez_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C587&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_hawks-helnandez_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C441&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have signed 26-year-old Venezuelan pitcher Darwinzon Hernandez, a former&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":155912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-155914","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-sports","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/155914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}