Jackie Hernández

Jacinto Hernández Zulueta (September 11, 1940 – October 12, 2019) was a Cuban professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop and third baseman from to , most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won two consecutive National League Eastern Division titles in and , and won the 1971 World Series.

Baseball career Hernández began his professional baseball career with Almendares in the Cuban Winter League, spending the 1960-1961 season on that team's reserve list. When the Cuban government banned professional baseball after the end of the season, Almendares's general manager Monchy de Arcos, who was also a scout for the Cleveland Indians, helped Hernández secure a contract with the latter organization. Later, Indians scout Hoot Evers suggested that Hernández's strong throwing arm would be better used at shortstop, and for the next several years Hernández worked to learn the infield. Initially slated to play in a reserve role, Hernández became the Pirates' regular shortstop after Gene Alley sustained an injury.