Prelander Berroa (born April 18, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners.
| Prelander Berroa | |
|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox – No. 66 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 18, 2000 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 21, 2023, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–0 |
| Earned run average | 3.05 |
| Strikeouts | 29 |
| Teams | |
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Career
editMinnesota Twins
editBerroa signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent on July 2, 2016. He made his professional debut in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Twins, logging a 5.60 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 9 games.[1]
Berroa split the 2018 season between the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Twins and rookie–level Elizabethton Twins. In 10 games (8 starts), he accumulated a 2.81 ERA with 41 strikeouts across 41 2⁄3 innings pitched. Berroa began the 2019 season back in Elizabethton, working to a 4.55 ERA in 7 starts.[2]
San Francisco Giants
editOn July 31, 2019, the Twins traded Berroa, Jaylin Davis, and Kai-Wei Teng to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Sam Dyson.[3] He spent the remainder of the season with the Low–A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, also appearing in one game for the rookie–level Arizona League Giants. In 4 starts for Salem-Keizer, Berroa struggled to a 9.56 ERA with 11 strikeouts across 16.0 innings pitched. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Berroa spent the entire 2021 season with the Single–A San Jose Giants, pitching to a 5–6 record and 3.56 ERA with 135 strikeouts across 24 starts. He began the 2022 season with the High–A Eugene Emeralds, and recorded an 0.68 ERA in 4 starts.[5]
Seattle Mariners
editOn May 11, 2022, the Giants traded Berroa to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Donnie Walton.[6] He split time between the High–A Everett AquaSox (for whom he logged a 2.41 ERA in 13 starts) and the Double–A Arkansas Travelers (for whom he posted a 4.37 ERA across 9 starts). On November 8, 2022, the Mariners added Berroa to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[7]
Berroa was optioned to the Double-A Arkansas Travelers to begin the 2023 season.[8] In 24 games for Arkansas, he registered a 4–1 record and 2.93 ERA with 69 strikeouts and 2 saves in 46.0 innings of work. On July 19, 2023, Berroa was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9][10] He made his major league debut on July 21, pitching 2⁄3 of an inning in relief against the Toronto Blue Jays.[11]
Chicago White Sox
editOn February 3, 2024, the Mariners traded Berroa to the Chicago White Sox, alongside Zach DeLoach in exchange for Gregory Santos.[12] He was optioned to the Triple–A Charlotte Knights to begin the 2024 season.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Prelander Berroa - Baseball Stats". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Prelander Berroa Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Get to know three prospects Giants landed from Twins in Sam Dyson trade - NBC Sports RSN". Nbcsports.com. July 31, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Prelander Berroa - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Giants trade for infielder Donovan Walton from Mariners, for a price - NBC Sports Bay Area". Nbcsports.com. May 11, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ "Mariners add 4 prospects to 40-man roster". The Seattle Times. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ "Mariners' Prelander Berroa: Optioned to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Mariners' Prelander Berroa: Summoned to majors". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Jude, Adam (July 19, 2023). "In Prelander Berroa, Mariners add another young 100-mph arm to bullpen". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "Prelander Berroa 2023 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "Mariners trade for reliever Santos from White Sox (source)". MLB.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ "White Sox's Prelander Berroa: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)