José Luis Fernández (born September 22, 2003) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his debut in 2026.
Career
Fernández signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent on February 5, 2021.
Fernández made 122 appearances for the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles in 2025, slashing .272/.321/.454 with 17 home runs, 80 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. On November 18, 2025, the Diamondbacks added Fernández to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Fernández was optioned to the Triple-A Reno Aces to begin the 2026 season. On March 30, 2026, the Diamondbacks promoted Fernández to the major leagues for the first time. In Fernández's debut game against the Detroit Tigers, he recorded three hits, two of those being home runs, becoming only the eighth player in MLB history to hit two home runs on their regular season debut.