Jonathan Herrera
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| Colorado Rockies – No. 18 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: November 13, 1984 Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 30, 2008 for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Batting average | .257 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 38 |
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Jonathan Alejandro Herrera (born November 13, 1984 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Colorado Rockies. He has played full time in the minor leagues as a shortstop and second baseman for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
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[edit] Career
Herrera was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Colorado Rockies on April 6, 2002.
On April 29, 2008, Herrera was called up to the major leagues to play second base for the Colorado Rockies in response to an injury sustained by their star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki as well as other lineup difficulties plaguing the team in the early 2008 baseball season. On May 4, he got his first RBI in a start against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field.
On December 12, 2008, Herrera was non-tendered, but re-signed to a minor league deal the next day.[1]
Herrera was called up again on May 31, 2010 to the Rockies from the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. After returning to Triple-A, he was recalled on August 19.[2]
[edit] Personal Life
Herrera is married with 3 children. He spends most of the off season in his home country of Venezuela. He is known as quite the ladies man out in local bars and clubs.
[edit] References
- ^ "Rockies agree to terms with LHP Alan Embree on one-year deal: IF Herrera agrees to Minor League deal with Spring Training invite" (Press release). Colorado.rockies.mlb.com. 2008-12-13. http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081213&content_id=3716513&vkey=pr_col&fext=.jsp&c_id=col. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Rockies’ designate Flores for assignment, bring up Herrera | All Things Rockies". Blogs.denverpost.com. 2010-08-19. http://blogs.denverpost.com/rockies/2010/08/19/rockies-designate-flores-for-assignment-bring-up-herrera/4595/. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Colorado Rockies players
- Baseball players suspended for drug offenses
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- People from Maracaibo
- Casper Rockies players
- Asheville Tourists players
- Modesto Nuts players
- Tulsa Drillers players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Venezuelan baseball biography stubs
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