Ronald José Herrera Aular (born May 3, 1995) is a Venezuelan

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in the

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organization. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Professional career

Oakland Athletics

Herrera signed as an international

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with the Oakland Athletics in December 2011. He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Athletics, going 2–4 with a 2.47 ERA in 58 innings. His 2013 season was split between the Rookie-level

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and the

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, accumulating a 7–4 record with a 4.02 ERA in 77 innings.

San Diego Padres

In 2014, the Athletics traded Herrera and Jake Goebbert to the

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for

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. He split that season between the Class A Beloit Snappers and the Class A

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, accumulating a 6–9 record with a 3.92 ERA in 132.1 innings. In 2015, he split the season between the

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and the Double-A San Antonio Missions, accumulating a 8–7 record with a 4.08 ERA in 145.2 innings.

New York Yankees

After the 2015 season, the Yankees acquired Herrera from the Padres in exchange for José Pirela. His 2016 season was split between the Double-A

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, and the Triple-A

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, accumulating a 10–8 record with a 3.94 ERA in 137 innings. On April 26, 2016, Herrera pitched eight innings of a joint no-hitter for the

, with

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completing the game. The Yankees added him to their

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after the 2016 season. His 2017 season was split between the Rookie-level

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, Trenton, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, accumulating a 8–1 record with a 1.91 ERA in 75 innings. He was named the Eastern League's Pitcher of the Week for June 5–11. The Yankees promoted Herrera to the major leagues on June 14, 2017. He appeared in two major league games in 2017, recording a 0–1 record with a 6.00 ERA in 3 innings.

Texas Rangers

After the 2017 season, the Yankees traded Herrera to the Texas Rangers for

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. Herrera missed the 2018 season with a shoulder injury, and the Rangers outrighted him off their 40-man roster following the season. Herrera started the 2019 season on the injured list with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds as he recovered from shoulder surgery. He split the season between Nashville and the

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, going a combined 3–10 with a 7.73 ERA in 79 innings. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.

New Jersey Jackals

On March 2, 2021, Herrera signed with the

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of the

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Washington Nationals

On February 9, 2022, Herrera signed a minor league contract with the

organization. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022. On December 2, 2022, Herrera resigned a minor league contract with the Nationals.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrera, Ronald 1995 births Living people Arizona League Athletics players Beloit Snappers players Dominican Summer League Athletics players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Fort Wayne TinCaps players Frisco RoughRiders players Lake Elsinore Storm players Leones del Caracas players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Nashville Sounds players New Jersey Jackals players New York Yankees players Sportspeople from Maracay San Antonio Missions players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players Trenton Thunder players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Vermont Lake Monsters players