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Odúbel Herrera

January 01, 1970

Odúbel David Herrera Jr. (/oʊˈduːbʌl ɛərˈɛərə/ oh-DOO-bull air-RAIR-uh;[1] born December 29, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball center fielder who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Odúbel Herrera
Herrera with the Phillies in 2019
Free agent
Center fielder
Born: (1991-12-29) December 29, 1991 (age 32)
Zulia, Venezuela
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2015, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
(through July 3, 2022)
Batting average.272
Home runs78
Runs batted in302
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Herrera grew up in Zulia, Venezuela, receiving the nickname "El Torito" (the little bull) from his father as a young baseball player. The Texas Rangers of MLB signed him as an international free agent in 2008, and he began playing the following year in the Dominican Summer League. Herrera spent the next several seasons rising through the Rangers' farm system, including back-to-back Texas League Midseason All-Star honors in 2013 and 2014. The Phillies selected Herrera in December 2014 during the Rule 5 draft. At that point, he had played most of his career at second base, but the Phillies were interested in his potential as an outfielder, and he made the opening day roster in 2015.

Herrera's first three seasons with the Phillies were marked by a strong offensive performance, including an All-Star selection in 2016, but he frequently clashed with manager Pete Mackanin in disagreements over base running. Mackanin repeatedly benched Herrera mid-game in the 2016 and 2017 seasons for a perceived lack of hustle, as well as ignoring coaches' signals on the base path. On May 27, 2019, Herrera was arrested for a domestic violence incident in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Charges were ultimately dropped, but MLB suspended him for the remainder of the season. Herrera was designated for assignment prior to the 2020 season, and the COVID-19 pandemic prevented him from playing in Minor League Baseball that year. He spent nearly two years away from American professional baseball before the Phillies re-signed him in 2021.

Early life edit

Herrera was born in San José de Zulia, Venezuela, on December 29, 1991.[2] His father, Odúbel Herrera Sr., is a guava and passion fruit farmer who also played second base in a local baseball league.[3] Herrera's mother Nerida chose to name her son after his father, while Herrera's middle name, David, was in honor of Venezuelan shortstop Dave Concepción.[4] In addition to baseball, which Herrera and his father began to take seriously when he was 12 years old, Herrera played volleyball in high school, and his affinity for spiking the ball helped to develop his athletic performance as he grew up.[3][4] As Odúbel was known for being "strong and powerful" as a child, Herrera's father gave him the nickname "El Torito", Spanish for "the little bull".[5]

Professional career edit

Texas Rangers edit

The Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB) signed Herrera as an international free agent in 2008.[6] His professional baseball career began in 2009 in the Dominican Summer League (DSL). In 58 games and 260 plate appearances with the DSL Rangers, Herrera batted .280 with 47 runs scored, 24 runs batted in (RBIs), and 58 hits. He played 51 of those games at shortstop, making 34 errors and posting a .863 fielding percentage.[7] The following year, Herrera played for the Rookie-level Arizona League Rangers, with whom he batted .337 and recorded 31 RBIs. At the end of the season, he was named to the 2010 Arizona League Postseason All-Star Team at shortstop, one of three All-Stars from the Rangers.[8] Herrera also played in four games for the Spokane Indians of the Low–A Northwest League. There, he registered two hits and one double in nine plate appearances.[7]

In 2011, at the age of 19, Herrera served as the second baseman for the Single–A Hickory Crawdads of the South Atlantic League.[9] He was a League All-Star, batting .306 with 26 doubles, three triples, three home runs, and 56 RBIs. He also had 36 stolen bases, and his 72 double plays turned were the second-highest of anyone in franchise history.[10] The following year, Herrera was promoted to the High–A Myrtle Beach Pelicans. In the second game of a doubleheader against the Potomac Nationals on May 30, 2012, Herrera reached base safely for his 20th game in a row, tying a Carolina League record set by J. C. Holt in 2006.[11] He batted .257 for the year, hitting two home runs and 30 RBIs, scoring 37 runs, and stealing 27 bases in 551 plate appearances.[7]

Throughout the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Herrera played predominantly with the Pelicans and with the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders. He started the 2013 season in Frisco, batting .257 with two home runs and 100 hits in 101 games, before he was transferred back to Myrtle Beach on August 1, finishing out the season there. Herrera was assigned to the Pelicans to begin the 2014 season but was promoted back to Frisco on May 12. By the time of his promotion, he had hit .297 in 29 Carolina League games.[12] In both seasons, he appeared as a Texas League Mid-Season All-Star, replacing Rougned Odor in 2014.[13] At the end of the season, he captured the Texas League batting title with a .321 average,[14] and between Myrtle Beach and Frisco, Herrera scored 73 runs and 59 RBIs during the 2014 season. He also began to dabble in the outfield, playing there for 13 games and continuing to play the position in the Venezuelan Winter League. There, Herrera hit .372, capturing the league Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year Awards, as well as their batting title.[15]

Philadelphia Phillies edit

2015–16 edit

 
Herrera talking to reporters at 2016 All-Star Game

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Herrera from the Rangers on December 11, 2014, as part of the Rule 5 draft. Although he had served primarily as a second baseman during his minor league career, the Phillies were interested in utilizing Herrera as an outfielder.[16] General manager Rubén Amaro, Jr. described Herrera as a player who "fits the bill of what we were trying to do", as the team looked to emphasize youth and athleticism going into the 2015 season.[17]

During spring training, the Phillies experimented with placing Herrera in center field, pushing Ben Revere to left field in the process.[18] Revere's defensive underperformance in spring training, as well as an injury to Domonic Brown, led Herrera to making the Phillies' opening day lineup in center field.[19] He made his major league debut on April 6, 2015, joining Freddy Galvis as the second Phillies rookie since 1970 to make his MLB debut on opening day.[20] His first major league hit came on April 12, with a walk-off RBI double in the 10th inning of a game against the Washington Nationals.[21] On May 12, after striking out 14 times in his last 24 at bats, Herrera hit his first career home run off of closer Mark Melancon in the Phillies' 4–3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.[22] On July 25, Herrera made two late-inning diving catches to preserve Cole Hamels' no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs: once in the eighth inning against catcher David Ross, and again in the ninth, against third baseman Kris Bryant.[23] Herrera also came within one game of tying Bryant's 14-game hitting streak, the longest of any National League (NL) rookie in 2015, before he went 0-for-4 in a 13–1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.[24] At the end of the year, the Phillies nominated Herrera for the Hank Aaron Award, given by fans and Hall of Fame members to the best offensive performer in each League. Herrera finished his rookie season leading the Phillies in batting (.297), runs scored (64), and doubles (30). He was also the first Phillies rookie to record 30 or more doubles in a season since Scott Rolen in 1997.[25]

Despite his breakout rookie season, Herrera was disappointed with his offensive performance, particularly with his impatience at the plate and high strikeout rate. He spent the offseason practicing with his father, and he returned to the Phillies in 2016 with a more measured approach. As a result, Herrera swung at fewer pitches outside the strike zone and began to draw more walks, including a seven-game walk streak in April.[26] Despite Herrera's offensive success, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin was often frustrated with Herrera's lack of defensive speed, culminating in a mid-game benching on May 23, when he failed to run for a ground ball in a game against the Detroit Tigers.[27] After batting .294 for the first half of the season, with 10 home runs and 12 stolen bases, Herrera received his first All-Star Game selection in 2016. He entered as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning, flying out to Ian Desmond of the Rangers.[28] He finished the season batting .286 with 15 home runs, 49 RBIs, 87 runs scored, and 25 stolen bases.[29] In addition to his All-Star selection, Herrera was a finalist for the 2016 National League Gold Glove Award after registering 11 outfield assists and leading the team with 4.2 Wins Above Replacement (WAR).[30] On December 15, 2016, the Phillies signed Herrera to a five-year, $30.5 million contract extension. He was the first player on the Phillies core roster to receive a contract extension beyond the 2017 season.[31]

2017–18 edit

 
Herrera with the Phillies in 2018

The Phillies struggled in the first stretch of the 2017 season, posting a 22–6 record in the month of May. Herrera helped to ignite a winning streak at the start of June, joining Bobby Abreu and Heinie Sand as the third Phillies slugger to double in six consecutive games.[32] He continued to clash with Mackanin, particularly for ignoring coaches' signals when deciding whether or not to steal a base. This came to a head at the end of June, when Herrera ignored third base coach Juan Samuel's stop sign and was caught stealing while representing the potential game-winning run against the Diamondbacks. Mackanin fined Herrera several hundred dollars for ignoring the signal, and he was out of the lineup for the Phillies' next game, against the Seattle Mariners.[33] Mackanin, as well as Phillies teammates Freddy Galvis and Cameron Rupp, both criticized Herrera's lack of concentration and energy, and he was benched again at the end of July for failing to run out a dropped third strike in a game against the Houston Astros.[34] Despite these frustrations, Herrera continued to dominate the team offensively, boosting his .256 average in the first half of the season to .383 in the month after the All-Star break and accumulating 36 doubles by August 18.[35] Herrera finished the season with a .281 batting average, including 14 home runs, 56 RBIs, 67 runs scored, and 42 doubles.[29]

Herrera began the 2018 season with a multi-game on-base streak, the longest to start a season since Matt Holliday reached base in his first 30 games in 2015. On May 7, he recorded his 500th career hit against the Washington Nationals. It was Herrera's 476th major league game, making him the first Phillies player to reach that milestone in fewer than 500 games since Chase Utley in 2007.[36] On May 20, Herrera's on-base streak ended at 45 consecutive games, the fourth-longest in Phillies history. Although he did reach base in the ninth inning, he did so on a dropped third strike, which did not count towards his on-base numbers.[37] Herrera followed his on-base streak with a five-game home run streak in June, tying a Phillies record.[38] Midseason acquisitions like Asdrubal Cabrera and Wilson Ramos pushed Herrera further down the batting order as the season went on, and after he had a 4-for-29 stretch in the middle of August, manager Gabe Kapler considered replacing Herrera in center field with Roman Quinn.[39] Despite setting career highs with 22 home runs and 71 RBIs, Herrera also set career worsts with a .255 batting average, .310 on-base percentage, and .730 on-base plus slugging in 597 plate appearances.[40]

2019–22 edit

During 2019 spring training, Herrera was in competition for an overcrowded outfield. Andrew McCutchen was guaranteed to start in left field, leaving Herrera, Quinn, Nick Williams, and Aaron Altherr to battle for the remaining two positions.[40] Herrera was ultimately named the Phillies' starting center fielder, with Quinn on the injured list, Williams and Altherr on the bench, and new acquisition Bryce Harper in right field.[41] His season was cut short when he was placed on administrative leave on May 28 following a domestic violence arrest in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[42] On July 5, MLB announced that Herrera had violated the MLB Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, and that he would be suspended for the remainder of the season, retroactive to June 24. His suspension was thus for 85 regular season games, also including any potential postseason games. In the 39 games that Herrera played for the Phillies before his suspension, he batted .222 with one home run and 16 RBIs.[43] With McCutchen recovering from knee surgery, Scott Kingery took over from Herrera as the Phillies' starting center fielder for the remainder of the season.[44]

On January 14, 2020, Herrera was designated for assignment.[45] The Phillies' outfield presence had been bolstered by Adam Haseley and Jay Bruce, and general manager Matt Klentak cited the fact that Herrera "wasn't very good for the first couple months last year" as a reason to remove him from the roster.[46] Herrera cleared waivers on January 16 and was assigned outright to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs.[47] The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of both spring training and the 2020 Minor League Baseball season, preventing Herrera from playing that summer.[48] He played two games later that year for the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Winter League, recording two hits in seven at bats.[49]

The Phillies invited Herrera to spring training in 2021, but he was ultimately optioned to an alternate site in Lehigh Valley, allowing Adam Haseley the starting center field job.[50] After Haseley went on personal leave and Mickey Moniak struggled in the major leagues, the Phillies selected Herrera's major league contract on April 26, 2021.[51] He played his first game since the suspension that same day, batting seventh and going 0-for-3 in a 2–1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.[52] He served as the Phillies' leadoff hitter upon his return, but was benched at the start of July for a combination of unproductive batting and tendinitis in his left ankle, the latter of which placed Herrera on the 10-day injured list on July 9.[53] He finished the 2021 season batting .260/.310/.416 with 13 home runs and 51 RBIs in 124 games. At the end of the season, the Phillies bought out the remaining $11.5 million of Herrera's contract, giving him $2.5 million instead. However, Philadelphia still retained arbitration control of Herrera.[54] He was outrighted off the 40-man roster two days later and elected free agency.[55]

On March 16, 2022, the Phillies re-signed Herrera to a one-year contract.[56] He suffered an oblique strain during the Phillies' abbreviated spring training that caused him to miss the beginning of the 2022 MLB season.[57] On August 2, 2022, Herrera was designated for assignment after batting .238/.279/.378 with 5 home runs in 62 games, and having the slowest sprint speed of all major league center fielders, at 26.9 feet/second.[58] He cleared waivers and was released outright on August 6.[59]

Kansas City Monarchs edit

On June 21, 2023, Herrera signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[60] After the 2023 season, he became a free agent.

Player profile edit

 
Herrera with the Phillies in 2015

Herrera captured the Phillies' attention early in his major league career for his plate discipline, selectively swinging at pitches both early and late in an appearance and displaying solid judgment. Pete Mackanin called Herrera a "perennial .300" batter in 2016, praising his pitch selection abilities.[61] Herrera developed his plate discipline during the 2015–16 MLB offseason, as he was disappointed at his high strikeout numbers as a rookie. Herrera, a left-handed batter, takes a wide stance at the plate and angles his right leg towards first base, a technique that he developed when Venezuelan pitchers would pitch inside.[62] That discipline in batting has not consistently translated to baserunning, and Herrera has been criticized by Phillies management for ignoring coaches' signals and not hustling to beat out throws.[34]

Herrera is known for his extensive bat flipping, doing so every time he gets a hit, takes a walk, or grounds out to second base. In 2017, a Twitter account called "Odubel's Bat Flips" began counting every instance in which he flipped his bat after a plate appearance.[63] The practice has been mocked by members of opposing teams, such as one instance in which Herrera flipped his bat for what ended up being a fly out to center field against the Astros.[64] In addition to bat flipping, after making what he considers to be an impressive hit, Herrera will tap his hands against his helmet while making a gesture that mimics a pair of bull horns, a reference to his "El Torito" nickname. He developed these celebratory gestures while playing in Venezuela, where the practice is much more common.[65]

Personal life edit

Herrera has two daughters, Ana Paula and Danna Victoria.[66]

When he first joined the Phillies, Herrera, a native Spanish speaker, had limited experience with English, and he learned the language by listening to and practicing conversations with teammates. As the Phillies lacked a full-time Spanish-English interpreter in 2015, Herrera would use bilingual teammates like Andres Blanco to communicate with reporters.[67] In 2017, Phillies Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt came under fire for saying that the team could not build around Herrera due to a "language barrier". Schmidt apologized for the remark, saying he did not mean to be "disrespectful to Herrera and Latin players in general".[68]

Domestic Violence Suspension edit

On May 27, 2019, following reports of a domestic violence incident at the Golden Nugget Atlantic City hotel and casino in New Jersey, Herrera was arrested and charged with simple assault. Authorities found Herrera's 20-year-old girlfriend with "visible signs of injury to her arms and neck", and he was taken into custody without incident.[69] The maximum punishment for simple assault in the state of New Jersey is six months of jail time, as well as a $1,000 fine.[70] Herrera was placed on administrative leave as MLB conducted its own investigation, and the Phillies both removed his player banners from Citizens Bank Park and asked MLB to strike his name from the All-Star ballot.[71] Although the reported victim, Melany Martinez-Angulo, ultimately dropped the charges against Herrera,[72] MLB suspended him for the remainder of the season for violations of the league's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.[43]

The Phillies' decision to allow Herrera to play with the team again during the 2021 season was met with a mixed response from Phillies fans and players. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski consulted with domestic violence organizations before agreeing to select Herrera's contract. Although the Phillies were not explicitly permitted to impose additional penalties on Herrera beyond the 85-game suspension placed by MLB, concerns with his performance and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic both kept Herrera from playing with the Phillies organization until spring training in 2021.[73] Speaking to reporters in March 2021, Herrera apologized for the incident and acknowledged that he may not be universally forgiven. He also planned on speaking to every member of the Phillies clubhouse individually to address their concerns over the incident.[74] First baseman and Phillies union representative Rhys Hoskins told reporters that "it's on [Herrera] to try to gain the trust of the organization back",[75] while pitcher Aaron Nola said that he "believe[s] in second chances" and that he believed his teammates would be just as accepting.[76]

See also edit

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odúbel, herrera, odúbel, david, herrera, ɛər, ɛər, bull, rair, born, december, 1991, venezuelan, professional, baseball, center, fielder, free, agent, previously, played, major, league, baseball, philadelphia, phillies, herrera, with, phillies, 2019free, agent. Odubel David Herrera Jr oʊ ˈ d uː b ʌ l ɛer ˈ ɛer e oh DOO bull air RAIR uh 1 born December 29 1991 is a Venezuelan professional baseball center fielder who is a free agent He previously played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies Odubel HerreraHerrera with the Phillies in 2019Free agentCenter fielderBorn 1991 12 29 December 29 1991 age 32 Zulia VenezuelaBats LeftThrows RightMLB debutApril 6 2015 for the Philadelphia PhilliesMLB statistics through July 3 2022 Batting average 272Home runs78Runs batted in302TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies 2015 2019 2021 2022 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 2016 Herrera grew up in Zulia Venezuela receiving the nickname El Torito the little bull from his father as a young baseball player The Texas Rangers of MLB signed him as an international free agent in 2008 and he began playing the following year in the Dominican Summer League Herrera spent the next several seasons rising through the Rangers farm system including back to back Texas League Midseason All Star honors in 2013 and 2014 The Phillies selected Herrera in December 2014 during the Rule 5 draft At that point he had played most of his career at second base but the Phillies were interested in his potential as an outfielder and he made the opening day roster in 2015 Herrera s first three seasons with the Phillies were marked by a strong offensive performance including an All Star selection in 2016 but he frequently clashed with manager Pete Mackanin in disagreements over base running Mackanin repeatedly benched Herrera mid game in the 2016 and 2017 seasons for a perceived lack of hustle as well as ignoring coaches signals on the base path On May 27 2019 Herrera was arrested for a domestic violence incident in Atlantic City New Jersey Charges were ultimately dropped but MLB suspended him for the remainder of the season Herrera was designated for assignment prior to the 2020 season and the COVID 19 pandemic prevented him from playing in Minor League Baseball that year He spent nearly two years away from American professional baseball before the Phillies re signed him in 2021 Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 2 1 Texas Rangers 2 2 Philadelphia Phillies 2 2 1 2015 16 2 2 2 2017 18 2 2 3 2019 22 2 3 Kansas City Monarchs 3 Player profile 4 Personal life 4 1 Domestic Violence Suspension 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editHerrera was born in San Jose de Zulia Venezuela on December 29 1991 2 His father Odubel Herrera Sr is a guava and passion fruit farmer who also played second base in a local baseball league 3 Herrera s mother Nerida chose to name her son after his father while Herrera s middle name David was in honor of Venezuelan shortstop Dave Concepcion 4 In addition to baseball which Herrera and his father began to take seriously when he was 12 years old Herrera played volleyball in high school and his affinity for spiking the ball helped to develop his athletic performance as he grew up 3 4 As Odubel was known for being strong and powerful as a child Herrera s father gave him the nickname El Torito Spanish for the little bull 5 Professional career editTexas Rangers edit The Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball MLB signed Herrera as an international free agent in 2008 6 His professional baseball career began in 2009 in the Dominican Summer League DSL In 58 games and 260 plate appearances with the DSL Rangers Herrera batted 280 with 47 runs scored 24 runs batted in RBIs and 58 hits He played 51 of those games at shortstop making 34 errors and posting a 863 fielding percentage 7 The following year Herrera played for the Rookie level Arizona League Rangers with whom he batted 337 and recorded 31 RBIs At the end of the season he was named to the 2010 Arizona League Postseason All Star Team at shortstop one of three All Stars from the Rangers 8 Herrera also played in four games for the Spokane Indians of the Low A Northwest League There he registered two hits and one double in nine plate appearances 7 In 2011 at the age of 19 Herrera served as the second baseman for the Single A Hickory Crawdads of the South Atlantic League 9 He was a League All Star batting 306 with 26 doubles three triples three home runs and 56 RBIs He also had 36 stolen bases and his 72 double plays turned were the second highest of anyone in franchise history 10 The following year Herrera was promoted to the High A Myrtle Beach Pelicans In the second game of a doubleheader against the Potomac Nationals on May 30 2012 Herrera reached base safely for his 20th game in a row tying a Carolina League record set by J C Holt in 2006 11 He batted 257 for the year hitting two home runs and 30 RBIs scoring 37 runs and stealing 27 bases in 551 plate appearances 7 Throughout the 2013 and 2014 seasons Herrera played predominantly with the Pelicans and with the Double A Frisco RoughRiders He started the 2013 season in Frisco batting 257 with two home runs and 100 hits in 101 games before he was transferred back to Myrtle Beach on August 1 finishing out the season there Herrera was assigned to the Pelicans to begin the 2014 season but was promoted back to Frisco on May 12 By the time of his promotion he had hit 297 in 29 Carolina League games 12 In both seasons he appeared as a Texas League Mid Season All Star replacing Rougned Odor in 2014 13 At the end of the season he captured the Texas League batting title with a 321 average 14 and between Myrtle Beach and Frisco Herrera scored 73 runs and 59 RBIs during the 2014 season He also began to dabble in the outfield playing there for 13 games and continuing to play the position in the Venezuelan Winter League There Herrera hit 372 capturing the league Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year Awards as well as their batting title 15 Philadelphia Phillies edit 2015 16 edit nbsp Herrera talking to reporters at 2016 All Star Game The Philadelphia Phillies selected Herrera from the Rangers on December 11 2014 as part of the Rule 5 draft Although he had served primarily as a second baseman during his minor league career the Phillies were interested in utilizing Herrera as an outfielder 16 General manager Ruben Amaro Jr described Herrera as a player who fits the bill of what we were trying to do as the team looked to emphasize youth and athleticism going into the 2015 season 17 During spring training the Phillies experimented with placing Herrera in center field pushing Ben Revere to left field in the process 18 Revere s defensive underperformance in spring training as well as an injury to Domonic Brown led Herrera to making the Phillies opening day lineup in center field 19 He made his major league debut on April 6 2015 joining Freddy Galvis as the second Phillies rookie since 1970 to make his MLB debut on opening day 20 His first major league hit came on April 12 with a walk off RBI double in the 10th inning of a game against the Washington Nationals 21 On May 12 after striking out 14 times in his last 24 at bats Herrera hit his first career home run off of closer Mark Melancon in the Phillies 4 3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates 22 On July 25 Herrera made two late inning diving catches to preserve Cole Hamels no hitter against the Chicago Cubs once in the eighth inning against catcher David Ross and again in the ninth against third baseman Kris Bryant 23 Herrera also came within one game of tying Bryant s 14 game hitting streak the longest of any National League NL rookie in 2015 before he went 0 for 4 in a 13 1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks 24 At the end of the year the Phillies nominated Herrera for the Hank Aaron Award given by fans and Hall of Fame members to the best offensive performer in each League Herrera finished his rookie season leading the Phillies in batting 297 runs scored 64 and doubles 30 He was also the first Phillies rookie to record 30 or more doubles in a season since Scott Rolen in 1997 25 Despite his breakout rookie season Herrera was disappointed with his offensive performance particularly with his impatience at the plate and high strikeout rate He spent the offseason practicing with his father and he returned to the Phillies in 2016 with a more measured approach As a result Herrera swung at fewer pitches outside the strike zone and began to draw more walks including a seven game walk streak in April 26 Despite Herrera s offensive success Phillies manager Pete Mackanin was often frustrated with Herrera s lack of defensive speed culminating in a mid game benching on May 23 when he failed to run for a ground ball in a game against the Detroit Tigers 27 After batting 294 for the first half of the season with 10 home runs and 12 stolen bases Herrera received his first All Star Game selection in 2016 He entered as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning flying out to Ian Desmond of the Rangers 28 He finished the season batting 286 with 15 home runs 49 RBIs 87 runs scored and 25 stolen bases 29 In addition to his All Star selection Herrera was a finalist for the 2016 National League Gold Glove Award after registering 11 outfield assists and leading the team with 4 2 Wins Above Replacement WAR 30 On December 15 2016 the Phillies signed Herrera to a five year 30 5 million contract extension He was the first player on the Phillies core roster to receive a contract extension beyond the 2017 season 31 2017 18 edit nbsp Herrera with the Phillies in 2018 The Phillies struggled in the first stretch of the 2017 season posting a 22 6 record in the month of May Herrera helped to ignite a winning streak at the start of June joining Bobby Abreu and Heinie Sand as the third Phillies slugger to double in six consecutive games 32 He continued to clash with Mackanin particularly for ignoring coaches signals when deciding whether or not to steal a base This came to a head at the end of June when Herrera ignored third base coach Juan Samuel s stop sign and was caught stealing while representing the potential game winning run against the Diamondbacks Mackanin fined Herrera several hundred dollars for ignoring the signal and he was out of the lineup for the Phillies next game against the Seattle Mariners 33 Mackanin as well as Phillies teammates Freddy Galvis and Cameron Rupp both criticized Herrera s lack of concentration and energy and he was benched again at the end of July for failing to run out a dropped third strike in a game against the Houston Astros 34 Despite these frustrations Herrera continued to dominate the team offensively boosting his 256 average in the first half of the season to 383 in the month after the All Star break and accumulating 36 doubles by August 18 35 Herrera finished the season with a 281 batting average including 14 home runs 56 RBIs 67 runs scored and 42 doubles 29 Herrera began the 2018 season with a multi game on base streak the longest to start a season since Matt Holliday reached base in his first 30 games in 2015 On May 7 he recorded his 500th career hit against the Washington Nationals It was Herrera s 476th major league game making him the first Phillies player to reach that milestone in fewer than 500 games since Chase Utley in 2007 36 On May 20 Herrera s on base streak ended at 45 consecutive games the fourth longest in Phillies history Although he did reach base in the ninth inning he did so on a dropped third strike which did not count towards his on base numbers 37 Herrera followed his on base streak with a five game home run streak in June tying a Phillies record 38 Midseason acquisitions like Asdrubal Cabrera and Wilson Ramos pushed Herrera further down the batting order as the season went on and after he had a 4 for 29 stretch in the middle of August manager Gabe Kapler considered replacing Herrera in center field with Roman Quinn 39 Despite setting career highs with 22 home runs and 71 RBIs Herrera also set career worsts with a 255 batting average 310 on base percentage and 730 on base plus slugging in 597 plate appearances 40 2019 22 edit During 2019 spring training Herrera was in competition for an overcrowded outfield Andrew McCutchen was guaranteed to start in left field leaving Herrera Quinn Nick Williams and Aaron Altherr to battle for the remaining two positions 40 Herrera was ultimately named the Phillies starting center fielder with Quinn on the injured list Williams and Altherr on the bench and new acquisition Bryce Harper in right field 41 His season was cut short when he was placed on administrative leave on May 28 following a domestic violence arrest in Atlantic City New Jersey 42 On July 5 MLB announced that Herrera had violated the MLB Joint Domestic Violence Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy and that he would be suspended for the remainder of the season retroactive to June 24 His suspension was thus for 85 regular season games also including any potential postseason games In the 39 games that Herrera played for the Phillies before his suspension he batted 222 with one home run and 16 RBIs 43 With McCutchen recovering from knee surgery Scott Kingery took over from Herrera as the Phillies starting center fielder for the remainder of the season 44 On January 14 2020 Herrera was designated for assignment 45 The Phillies outfield presence had been bolstered by Adam Haseley and Jay Bruce and general manager Matt Klentak cited the fact that Herrera wasn t very good for the first couple months last year as a reason to remove him from the roster 46 Herrera cleared waivers on January 16 and was assigned outright to the Triple A Lehigh Valley IronPigs 47 The COVID 19 pandemic forced the cancellation of both spring training and the 2020 Minor League Baseball season preventing Herrera from playing that summer 48 He played two games later that year for the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Winter League recording two hits in seven at bats 49 The Phillies invited Herrera to spring training in 2021 but he was ultimately optioned to an alternate site in Lehigh Valley allowing Adam Haseley the starting center field job 50 After Haseley went on personal leave and Mickey Moniak struggled in the major leagues the Phillies selected Herrera s major league contract on April 26 2021 51 He played his first game since the suspension that same day batting seventh and going 0 for 3 in a 2 1 victory over the St Louis Cardinals 52 He served as the Phillies leadoff hitter upon his return but was benched at the start of July for a combination of unproductive batting and tendinitis in his left ankle the latter of which placed Herrera on the 10 day injured list on July 9 53 He finished the 2021 season batting 260 310 416 with 13 home runs and 51 RBIs in 124 games At the end of the season the Phillies bought out the remaining 11 5 million of Herrera s contract giving him 2 5 million instead However Philadelphia still retained arbitration control of Herrera 54 He was outrighted off the 40 man roster two days later and elected free agency 55 On March 16 2022 the Phillies re signed Herrera to a one year contract 56 He suffered an oblique strain during the Phillies abbreviated spring training that caused him to miss the beginning of the 2022 MLB season 57 On August 2 2022 Herrera was designated for assignment after batting 238 279 378 with 5 home runs in 62 games and having the slowest sprint speed of all major league center fielders at 26 9 feet second 58 He cleared waivers and was released outright on August 6 59 Kansas City Monarchs edit On June 21 2023 Herrera signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball 60 After the 2023 season he became a free agent Player profile edit nbsp Herrera with the Phillies in 2015 Herrera captured the Phillies attention early in his major league career for his plate discipline selectively swinging at pitches both early and late in an appearance and displaying solid judgment Pete Mackanin called Herrera a perennial 300 batter in 2016 praising his pitch selection abilities 61 Herrera developed his plate discipline during the 2015 16 MLB offseason as he was disappointed at his high strikeout numbers as a rookie Herrera a left handed batter takes a wide stance at the plate and angles his right leg towards first base a technique that he developed when Venezuelan pitchers would pitch inside 62 That discipline in batting has not consistently translated to baserunning and Herrera has been criticized by Phillies management for ignoring coaches signals and not hustling to beat out throws 34 Herrera is known for his extensive bat flipping doing so every time he gets a hit takes a walk or grounds out to second base In 2017 a Twitter account called Odubel s Bat Flips began counting every instance in which he flipped his bat after a plate appearance 63 The practice has been mocked by members of opposing teams such as one instance in which Herrera flipped his bat for what ended up being a fly out to center field against the Astros 64 In addition to bat flipping after making what he considers to be an impressive hit Herrera will tap his hands against his helmet while making a gesture that mimics a pair of bull horns a reference to his El Torito nickname He developed these celebratory gestures while playing in Venezuela where the practice is much more common 65 Personal life editHerrera has two daughters Ana Paula and Danna Victoria 66 When he first joined the Phillies Herrera a native Spanish speaker had limited experience with English and he learned the language by listening to and practicing conversations with teammates As the Phillies lacked a full time Spanish English interpreter in 2015 Herrera would use bilingual teammates like Andres Blanco to communicate with reporters 67 In 2017 Phillies Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt came under fire for saying that the team could not build around Herrera due to a language barrier Schmidt apologized for the remark saying he did not mean to be disrespectful to Herrera and Latin players in general 68 Domestic Violence Suspension edit On May 27 2019 following reports of a domestic violence incident at the Golden Nugget Atlantic City hotel and casino in New Jersey Herrera was arrested and charged with simple assault Authorities found Herrera s 20 year old girlfriend with visible signs of injury to her arms and neck and he was taken into custody without incident 69 The maximum punishment for simple assault in the state of New Jersey is six months of jail time as well as a 1 000 fine 70 Herrera was placed on administrative leave as MLB conducted its own investigation and the Phillies both removed his player banners from Citizens Bank Park and asked MLB to strike his name from the All Star ballot 71 Although the reported victim Melany Martinez Angulo ultimately dropped the charges against Herrera 72 MLB suspended him for the remainder of the season for violations of the league s Joint Domestic Violence Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy 43 The Phillies decision to allow Herrera to play with the team again during the 2021 season was met with a mixed response from Phillies fans and players President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski consulted with domestic violence organizations before agreeing to select Herrera s contract Although the Phillies were not explicitly permitted to impose additional penalties on Herrera beyond the 85 game suspension placed by MLB concerns with his performance and the impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic both kept Herrera from playing with the Phillies organization until spring training in 2021 73 Speaking to reporters in March 2021 Herrera apologized for the incident and acknowledged that he may not be universally forgiven He also planned on speaking to every member of the Phillies clubhouse individually to address their concerns over the incident 74 First baseman and Phillies union representative Rhys Hoskins told reporters that it s on Herrera to try to gain the trust of the organization back 75 while pitcher Aaron Nola said that he believe s in second chances and that he 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