Ronald Herrera

Ronald José Herrera Aular (born May 3, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Aular.
Ronald Herrera
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1995-05-03) May 3, 1995
Maracay, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 14, 2017, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average6.00
Strikeouts3
Teams

Professional career

Oakland/San Diego organizations

Herrera signed as an international free agent with the Oakland Athletics in December 2011.[1] He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Athletics, going 2–4 with a 2.47 ERA in 58 innings.[2] His 2013 season was split between the Rookie-level Arizona Athletics and the Class A Short Season Vermont Lake Monsters, accumulating a 7–4 record with a 4.02 ERA in 77 innings.[2]

In 2014, the Athletics traded Herrera and Jake Goebbert to the San Diego Padres for Kyle Blanks.[3] He split that season between the Class A Beloit Snappers and the Class A Fort Wayne TinCaps, accumulating a 6–9 record with a 3.92 ERA in 132.1 innings.[2] In 2015, he split the season between the Class A-Advanced Lake Elsinore Storm and the Double-A San Antonio Missions, accumulating a 8–7 record with a 4.08 ERA in 145.2 innings.[2]

New York Yankees

After the 2015 season, the Yankees acquired Herrera from the Padres in exchange for José Pirela.[4] His 2016 season was split between the Double-A Trenton Thunder, and the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, accumulating a 10–8 record with a 3.94 ERA in 137 innings.[2] On April 26, 2016, Herrera pitched eight innings of a joint no-hitter for the Trenton Thunder, with Jonathan Holder completing the game.[5][6]

The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[7]

His 2017 season was split between the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Yankees, Trenton, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, accumulating a 8–1 record with a 1.91 ERA in 75 innings.[2] He was named the Eastern League's Pitcher of the Week for June 5–11.[8]

The Yankees promoted Herrera to the major leagues on June 14, 2017.[9] He appeared in two major league games in 2017, recording a 0–1 record with a 6.00 ERA in 3 innings.

Texas Rangers

After the 2017 season, the Yankees traded Herrera to the Texas Rangers for Reiver Sanmartin.[10] Herrera missed the 2018 season with a shoulder injury, and the Rangers outrighted him off their 40-man roster following the season.[11][12] Herrera started the 2019 season on the injured list with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds as he recovered from shoulder surgery.[13] He split the season between Nashville and the Frisco RoughRiders, going a combined 3–10 with a 7.73 ERA in 79 innings.[13] He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[14]

References
  1. New York Yankees Media Relations (November 11, 2015). "New York Yankees acquire RHP Ronald Herrera from San Diego Padres". YES Network. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. "Ronald Herrera". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. Associated Press (May 28, 2014). "A's send Herrera to Padres to complete Blanks deal - MLB". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  4. "Los Yanquis cambiaron a José Pirela a los Padres de San Diego". El Universal (in Spanish). November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  5. Sean Miller (April 27, 2016). "Ronald Herrera, Jonathan Holder combine for no-hitter". NJ.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  6. Joel Sherman (April 27, 2016). "Meet Ronald Herrera, the Yankees' pet pitching prospect". New York Post. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  7. Bryan Hoch (November 18, 2016). "Yankees add six prospects to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  8. Trenton Thunder (June 12, 2017). "Ronald Herrera Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  9. Miller, Sean. "Ronald Herrera gets the call to the show, joins the Yankees". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  10. T.R. Sullivan (November 20, 2017). "Rangers acquire starter, add 6 to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  11. RotoWire Staff (November 20, 2018). "Rangers' Ronald Herrera: Outrighted to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  12. "Texas Rangers: Rangers acquire infielder Jack Reinheimer from Cubs on waiver claim, outright two players to Triple-A Nashville". The Dallas Morning News. November 20, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  13. "Ronald Herrera". milb.com. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  14. Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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