Rosell Herrera

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.
Rosell Herrera
Rosell Herrera (cropped).jpg
Herrera with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2018
Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 29)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 26, 2018, for the Cincinnati Reds
CPBL: March 14, 2021, for the Wei Chuan Dragons
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.225
Home runs3
Runs batted in31
CPBL statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.284
Home runs6
Runs batted in37
Teams

Rosell Amado Herrera Navarro (born October 16, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, and Miami Marlins. He also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Wei Chuan Dragons.

Career[]

Colorado Rockies[]

Herrera was signed by the Colorado Rockies as a non-drafted free agent in 2009. In 2011, Baseball America named him the fifth-best prospect in the Pioneer League.[1]

A shortstop and occasional third baseman throughout his career, he was switched to the outfield in 2015 while playing his second season in High-A Modesto.

Prior to the 2013 season, MLB named him the 12th best prospect in the Rockies system. He was added to the Rockies 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[2] Following the 2015 season, Herrera was non-tendered and elected free agency, but re-signed with the Rockies on a minor league deal. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Cincinnati Reds[]

On November 17, 2017, Herrera signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.[3] The Reds promoted him to the major leagues on April 26, 2018.[4] He was designated for assignment on June 1, 2018.

Kansas City Royals[]

Herrera was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals on June 2, 2018.[5] On June 22, 2018, Herrera would have his most important game thus far, robbing a go-ahead homerun from Alex Bregman in the bottom of the 8th and hitting a go-ahead RBI triple to eventually win the game for the Royals. On July 28, Herrera hit his first Major League home run against David Robertson of the New York Yankees.

Miami Marlins[]

On January 2, 2019, Herrera was claimed off waivers by the Miami Marlins.[6] Herrera was designated for assignment by the Marlins on June 19. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[7]

New York Yankees[]

On January 3, 2020, Herrera signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees.[8] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Wei Chuan Dragons[]

On December 26, 2020, Herrera signed with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[9] On March 14, 2021, Herrera made his CPBL debut as the Opening Day first baseman against the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions. He batted .284/.365/.395 with 6 home runs and 37 RBIs in 87 games. On October 24, 2021, Herrera parted ways with the Dragons and became a free agent.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rosell Herrera Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights | Asheville Tourists Stats". Milb.com. October 16, 1992. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Rockies add seven players to 40-man roster". Colorado.rockies.mlb.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Adams, Steve (November 17, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 11/17/17". Mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "Reds activate 3B Suarez, promote Herrera". Espn.com. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Royals claim Herrera off waivers, move Karns to 60-day DL". Foxsports.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/mlbrostermoves/status/1080545825577672706?s=21[bare URL]
  7. ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  8. ^ Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (January 3, 2019). "Minor League Transactions: Nov 3 - Dec 17". Baseball America. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "Wei Chuan Dragons Sign Rosell Herrera, Bryan Woodall". CPBLStats.com. December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "Wei Chuan Dragons to Part Ways With Rosell Herrera". CPBLStats.com. October 24, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

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