Prelander Berroa | |
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Chicago White Sox – No. 73 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | April 18, 2000|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 21, 2023, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 0.00 |
Strikeouts | 3 |
Teams | |
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.
Berroa signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in July 2016. He made his professional debut in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Twins. On July 31, 2019, the Twins traded Berroa, Jaylin Davis, and Kai-Wei Teng to the San Francisco Giants for Sam Dyson.[1]
On May 11, 2022, the Giants traded him to the Seattle Mariners for Donnie Walton.[2] On November 8, 2022, the Mariners added Berroa to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[3] Berroa was optioned to the Double-A Arkansas Travelers to begin the 2023 season.[4] 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.[5][6] He made his major league debut on July 21, pitching 2⁄3 of an inning in relief against the Toronto Blue Jays.[7]
On February 3, 2024, the Mariners traded Berroa to the Chicago White Sox, alongside Zach DeLoach in exchange for Gregory Santos.[8]