Prelander Berroa
Chicago White Sox – No. 73
Pitcher
Born: (2000-04-18) April 18, 2000 (age 23)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 21, 2023, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average0.00
Strikeouts3
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.

Career

Minnesota Twins & San Francisco Giants

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]

Seattle Mariners

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]

Chicago White Sox

On February 3, 2024, the Mariners traded Berroa to the Chicago White Sox, alongside Zach DeLoach in exchange for Gregory Santos.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Get to know three prospects Giants landed from Twins in Sam Dyson trade - NBC Sports RSN". Nbcsports.com. 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  2. ^ "Giants trade for infielder Donovan Walton from Mariners, for a price - NBC Sports Bay Area". Nbcsports.com. May 11, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  3. ^ "Mariners add 4 prospects to 40-man roster". The Seattle Times. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  4. ^ "Mariners' Prelander Berroa: Optioned to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  5. ^ "Mariners' Prelander Berroa: Summoned to majors". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Jude, Adam (July 19, 2023). "In Prelander Berroa, Mariners add another young 100-mph arm to bullpen". The Seattle Times.
  7. ^ "Prelander Berroa 2023 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  8. ^ "Mariners trade for reliever Santos from White Sox (source)". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.