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Meet The Kernels — J.J. Fernandez
Name: J.J. Fernandez
Number: 7
Position: Outfield
Bats/Throws: Switch/Right
Height/Weight: 6-foot-3, 188 pounds
Age: 22
Hometown: Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Noteworthy: Second season with Kernels. First season was cut short by broken hand after 56 games. Hit .215 with three home runs and 25 RBIs. Spent 2014 with Rookie-level Elizabethton, hitting .321 in 33 games. Played 2012 and 2013 seasons with Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Twins, hitting .263 and .236, respectively. Also has experience defensively at catcher and first base. A seventh-round draft pick of Minnesota Twins in 2012 out of a high school in Puerto Rico. First name is Jorge, middle name Jhamil.
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