Iván Herrera

Not to be confused with Iván Herrera (footballer).

Iván Herrera
Herrera with the Memphis Redbirds in 2023
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 48
Catcher
Born: (2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 (age 24)
Panama City, Panama
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 24, 2022, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.289
Home runs5
Runs batted in32
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Teams

Iván Aaron Herrera (ee-VAHN; born June 1, 2000) is a Panamanian professional baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Career

Herrera signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent on July 7, 2016.[1]

Herrera made his professional debut in 2017 with the Rookie League Dominican Summer League Cardinals, batting .335 with one home run and 27 RBIs over 49 games.[2] In 2018, he spent a majority of the year with the Rookie League Gulf Coast Cardinals while also playing in two games with the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League at the end of the year. Over 30 games with both teams, Herrera hit .336 with one home run and 25 RBIs.[3] Herrera began the 2019 season with the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League before being promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in July; over 87 games between the two clubs, he slashed .284/.374/.405 with nine home runs and 47 RBIs.[4] After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Glendale Desert Dogs, with whom he was named an All-Star.[5][6]

Herrera was a non-roster invite to 2020 spring training.[7] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] After the 2020 season, the Cardinals added Herrera to their 40-man roster.[9] Herrera spent a majority of the 2021 season with Springfield, slashing .231/.346/.408 with 17 home runs and 63 RBIs over 98 games.[10] He played in one game for the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A East to end the season.[11]

Herrera began the 2022 season with Memphis.[12] On May 23, 2022, the Cardinals promoted him to the major leagues.[13] He made his MLB debut the next day.[14] He collected his first career hit on June 26, knocking a single off of Chicago Cubs starter Alec Mills.[15] Herrera appeared in 11 games for St. Louis, hitting .111/.191/.111 with 6 RBI. He spent the majority of the season with Memphis, hitting .268/.374/.396 with 6 home runs, 34 RBI, and 5 stolen bases.

Herrera was optioned to Triple-A Memphis to begin the 2023 season.[16]

References

  1. ^ foxsports (July 15, 2016). "Cardinals add three more players to international free agent class". FOX Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Dave Reynolds (April 16, 2019). "Lofty goals for Peoria Chiefs teenage catcher Ivan Herrera - Sports - Journal Star - Peoria, IL". Pjstar.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Brian Walton (September 11, 2018). "2018 Gulf Coast League Cardinals Team Review". The Cardinal Nation. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Goold, Derrick (September 25, 2019). "Cards notebook: Bader learning patience as he tries to shorten his slumps". STLtoday.com.
  5. ^ "Top hitting prospects in Arizona Fall League". Mlb.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Chiarelli, Mark (October 8, 2019). "2019 MLB Arizona Fall League All-Star Game Rosters Announced". www.baseballamerica.com.
  7. ^ RotoWire Staff (January 31, 2020). "Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Will join big-league camp". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Canceled". June 30, 2020.
  9. ^ Hummel, Rick. "Cards protect catcher Herrera from Rule 5 draft, add him to roster". STLtoday.com.
  10. ^ Parker, Chris (April 30, 2021). "Springfield Cardinals announce 2021 preliminary Opening Day roster". O-zarks Sports Zone. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "Lester Outduels Peralta, and Cards Extend Winning Streak to Nine with 5-2 Win over the Brewers". September 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "Pipeline isn't loaded, but several top-end prospects could help the Cardinals soon". April 3, 2022.
  13. ^ "What to expect from Iván Herrera". MLB.com.
  14. ^ "'I felt like I was at home': Herrera's MLB debut gives catching prospect a taste of the big leagues". May 25, 2022.
  15. ^ "Herrera's first hit in the Majors | 06/26/2022". MLB.com.
  16. ^ "Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Optioned to Memphis". cbssports.com. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.