Rosell Herrera

Rosell Amado Herrera Navarro (born October 16, 1992) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. 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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.
Rosell Herrera
Herrera with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2018
Outfielder
Born: (1992-10-16) October 16, 1992
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 26, 2018, for the Cincinnati Reds
CPBL: March 14, 2021, for the Wei Chuan Dragons
Last MLB appearance
June 18, 2019, for the Miami Marlins
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

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.

In 2017, Herrera played in 103 games for the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes, batting .278/.351/.394 with 3 home runs, 27 RBI, and 20 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.[3]

Cincinnati Reds

On November 17, 2017, Herrera signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.[4] The Reds promoted him to the major leagues on April 26, 2018.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] Herrera was designated for assignment by the Marlins on June 19. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[8]

New York Yankees

On January 3, 2020, Herrera signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees.[9] Herrera did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] He became a free agent on November 2.

Wei Chuan Dragons

On December 26, 2020, Herrera signed with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[11] 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.[12]

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. "Minor League Free Agents 2017". baseballamerica.com. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  4. Adams, Steve (November 17, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 11/17/17". Mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  5. "Reds activate 3B Suarez, promote Herrera". Espn.com. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. "Royals claim Herrera off waivers, move Karns to 60-day DL". Foxsports.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. @mlbrostermoves (January 2, 2019). "Twitter post" (Tweet) – via Twitter. (subscription required)
  8. Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  9. Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (January 3, 2019). "Minor League Transactions: Nov 3 - Dec 17". Baseball America. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  10. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  11. "Wei Chuan Dragons Sign Rosell Herrera, Bryan Woodall". CPBLStats.com. December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  12. "Wei Chuan Dragons to Part Ways With Rosell Herrera". CPBLStats.com. October 24, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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