Seth Hernandez: Rocketing Through Pro Debut

0:00It's May 2nd. This is MLB News Today, powered by AI, you're around the diamond update. I'm Cory with the story. Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Seth Hernandez has been lights out in his first pro season, but he finally hit a bump on May 1st against Lakeland. In five innings for single A. Bradinson, he gave up two solo home runs, highest first ever in the pros and multiple runs for the first time. Still, his squad pulled out of five to four win. He bounced back strong, though, racking up nine strikeouts in his second straight start like that. Lakeland tagged his fastball and slider for hard contact, but Hernandez smartly leaned on his curveball and change up, using them for nearly 40% of his 70 pitches and getting whiffs galore. Folks are watching how this 19 year old sixth overall pick from last year's draft handles real tests. Coming from high school where he barely topped 110 innings total, these moments build as grit, and he showed he can adjust on the fly. His number screen readiness, two wins, no losses, a 1.23 ERA over 22 innings, 41 strikeouts

1:07against just six walks, and opponents hitting only 133 against him. Moving forward, expecting the climb to high A Greensboro soon, but the Pirates won him stretching deeper into games while keeping that dominance. These kids on a rocket trajectory.