Prelander Berroa Explained

Prelander Berroa
Team:Chicago White Sox
Number:66
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:18 April 2000
Birth Place:Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 21
Debutyear:2023
Debutteam:Seattle Mariners
Statleague:MLB
Statyear:August 4, 2024
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–0
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:7.36
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:6
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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.

Career

Minnesota Twins

Berroa 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 innings pitched. Berroa began the 2019 season back in Elizabethton, working to a 4.55 ERA in 7 starts.[2]

San Francisco Giants

On 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

On 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

On 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prelander Berroa - Baseball Stats. March 5, 2024. thebaseballcube.com. en.
  2. Web site: Prelander Berroa Stats & Scouting Report. March 5, 2024. baseballamerica.com. en.
  3. Web site: Get to know three prospects Giants landed from Twins in Sam Dyson trade - NBC Sports RSN . Nbcsports.com . 2019-07-31 . 2022-12-08.
  4. Web site: 2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled. March 5, 2024. mlb.com. en.
  5. Web site: Prelander Berroa - Stats - Pitching. March 5, 2024. fangraphs.com. en.
  6. Web site: Giants trade for infielder Donovan Walton from Mariners, for a price - NBC Sports Bay Area . Nbcsports.com . May 11, 2022. 2022-12-08.
  7. Web site: Mariners add 4 prospects to 40-man roster . The Seattle Times . 2022-11-15 . 2022-12-08.
  8. Web site: Mariners' Prelander Berroa: Optioned to Double-A. 2023-03-15. cbssports.com. en.
  9. Web site: Mariners' Prelander Berroa: Summoned to majors. July 19, 2023. cbssports.com. en.
  10. News: In Prelander Berroa, Mariners add another young 100-mph arm to bullpen . The Seattle Times. July 19, 2023. Jude, Adam.
  11. Web site: Prelander Berroa 2023 Pitching Game Logs . Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . August 31, 2023.
  12. Web site: Mariners trade for reliever Santos from White Sox (source) . 2024-02-03 . MLB.com . en.
  13. Web site: White Sox's Prelander Berroa: Optioned to Triple-A. March 22, 2024. cbssports.com. en.