Carlos Alberto Hernández Almeida [er-NAN-dez] (born May 24, 1967) is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990–1996), San Diego Padres (1997–2000) and St. Louis Cardinals (2000).

Signed by the Dodgers as a free agent in 1984, Hernández became the second Venezuelan catcher in MLB history, following Bo Díaz.

He made his major league debut in the 1990 season, basically as a backup for Mike Scioscia.

A high skilled defensive player, Hernández spent his Dodgers career as mainly a back-up catcher to Scioscia and Mike Piazza, appearing in 230 games, including 133 starts.

Hernández started his career as a manager with the Toros de Tijuana in the Mexican League for the 2004 season.