Ronald Herrera
| Ronald Herrera | |||
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| New York Yankees – No. 30 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: May 3, 1995 Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 14, 2017, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics (through June 27, 2017) | |||
| Win–loss record | 0-1 | ||
| Earned run average | 9.00 | ||
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Ronald Jose Herrera Aular (born May 3, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Herrera signed as an international free agent with the Oakland Athletics in December 2011.[1] In 2014, the Athletics traded Herrera and Jake Goebbert to the San Diego Padres for Kyle Blanks.[2] On August 25, 2015, while pitching for the San Antonio Missions of the Class AA Texas League, he was named the league's Pitcher of the Week.[3] After the 2015 season, the Yankees acquired Herrera from the Padres in exchange for José Pirela.[4]
On April 26, 2016, Herrera pitched eight innings of a joint no hitter for the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League, with Jonathan Holder completing the game.[5][6] The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[7] Herrera returned to Trenton to begin the 2017 season.[8] He was named the Eastern League's Pitcher of the Week for June 5–11.[9]
The Yankees promoted Herrera to the major leagues on June 14, 2017.[10]
References
- ↑ http://web.yesnetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20151111&content_id=157066992
- ↑ http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/mlb/id/10997284
- ↑ "Padres minors: Herrera honored by Texas League". U-T San Diego. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Los Yanquis cambiaron a José Pirela a los Padres de San Diego". El Universal (in Spanish). November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Ronald Herrera, Jonathan Holder combine for no-hitter". Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ↑ Sherman, Joel (April 27, 2016). "Meet Ronald Herrera, the Yankees’ pet pitching prospect". Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Yankees add six prospects to 40-man roster". Major League Baseball. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Pitcher Ronald Herrera continues to make big strides with Thunder". Trentonian.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Ronald Herrera Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ↑ Miller, Sean. "Ronald Herrera gets the call to the show, joins the Yankees". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)