Iván Herrera

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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 April 4, 2025)
Batting average.296
Home runs9
Runs batted in43
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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

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.

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] Herrera was named to the All-Tournament team for the 2024 Caribbean Series while playing winter league baseball for the Federales de Chiriquí of the Panamanian Professional Baseball League.[17]

On April 2, 2025, Herrea hit three home runs against the Los Angeles Angels and scored six RBI in the game. Herrera not only recorded his first mult-homer game of his career but became the first catcher in Cardinals franchise history to mash three homers in a game.[18]

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. ^ West, Jenna (June 30, 2020). "Minor League Baseball's 2020 Season Canceled". SI.com. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  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. ^ Guerrero, Daniel (February 5, 2025). "Pipeline isn't loaded, but several top-end prospects could help the Cardinals soon". STLtoday.com. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  13. ^ "What to expect from Iván Herrera". MLB.com.
  14. ^ Guerrero, Daniel (February 5, 2025). "'I felt like I was at home': Herrera's MLB debut gives catching prospect a taste of the big leagues". STLtoday.com. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  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.
  17. ^ "Así quedó el Equipo Todos Estrellas de la Serie del Caribe 2024". MLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  18. ^ "Herrera the 1st catcher in Cards history with a 3-HR game". MLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 2, 2025.
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