MLB career
Hermanson played for the Padres and their Triple-A affiliate,the Las Vegas Stars,in 1995 and 1996. He then played for the Montreal Expos for four seasons before moving around to the St. Louis Cardinals,Boston Red Sox,San Francisco Giants,and Chicago White Sox. With Montreal and St. Louis,Hermanson was a starting pitcher early in his career,but moved mostly into a relief role starting in 2002. [1] It was also during his first season with Montreal that he had his first ever at-bat,hitting a home run off Shane Reynolds in the fifth inning, [3] one of only a handful of pitchers to achieve this feat.
In 2005 Hermanson served as the second of three closers for the White Sox. Hermanson replaced a struggling Shingo Takatsu. Hermanson saved 34 games before suffering a late-season back injury. Hermanson was replaced by rookie Bobby Jenks in late September. Hermanson finished the season with a 2.04 ERA,and his injury limited him to a single appearance in the 2005 playoffs.
On October 30,2006,the White Sox declined a 2007 option for $3.65 million on Hermanson. He received a $500,000 payout. He signed a minor league deal with a spring training invitation with the Reds on March 1,2007. Hermanson was discussed as a possible closer for the Reds,but he had a 7.36 ERA in spring training and the Reds asked him to go to the minor leagues. Hermanson asked to be released instead of reporting to Triple-A. [4]
By June 2007,Hermanson said he was probably finished playing baseball. He was dealing with a bad back,and he said he looked forward to being more available to his children. [5]
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