Elián Herrera Dominguez (born February 1, 1985) is a Dominican former professional

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. Herrera played for the

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and

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(MLB), and the

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. He played

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and all three

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positions in his career.

Playing career

Los Angeles Dodgers

A native of the

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, Herrera signed with the

as an undrafted free agent in 2006 and began play with the rookie class

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, where he was selected as a

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All-Star. In 2007, he played at three levels, with the rookie–level

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, Single–A

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and High–A

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. Overall, he appeared in 70 games and hit .255. He appeared in only 37 games in 2008, for the same three teams, and hit .292. In 2010, Herrera played in 97 games for the Double–A

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, hitting .258 and also stole 31 bases. He also played in 25 games in Triple–A for the

Albuquerque Isotopes The Albuquerque Isotopes are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. They play home games at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at an ...

, where he hit .229. For the 2011 season he played exclusively for Chattanooga, appearing in 116 games, hitting .278 and stealing 33 bases. Herrera began the 2012 season with Albuquerque and had his contract purchased by the Dodgers when he was called up to the Majors for the first time on May 14, 2012. He made his Major League debut as a

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on May 15 against the

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and popped out. He recorded his first hit, an RBI double, in the first inning of his first start, on May 16 against the

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. He hit his first Major League home run on July 5, 2012 off of

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of the Diamondbacks. He appeared in 67 games with the Dodgers in 2012, batting .251 In 2013, Herrera had a couple of brief Major League call-ups but only appeared in 4 games, where he had 2 hits in 8 at-bats. He was also in 108 games at Albuquerque, where he hit .282.

Milwaukee Brewers

On November 4, 2013, Herrera was claimed off waivers by the

. On July 13, 2014, Herrera had a career high five hits in one game against the

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. He was the sixth player to do that hitting out of the eighth spot in the last twenty years. On June 2, 2015, Herrera was

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. On July 30, he re-joined the Brewers following the trade of

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and

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to the

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. In 83 games for Milwaukee, Herrera slashed .242/.290/.395 with seven home runs and 33 RBI. On December 2, Herrera was non–tendered by the Brewers and became a free agent.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On December 26, 2015, Herrera returned to the

on a minor league contract. He was given a non-roster invitation to Dodgers spring training and he was assigned to the Triple-A

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to begin the season. He was released on May 14.

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

On June 1, 2016, Herrera signed with the

. He became a free agent after the 2017 season.

Diablos Rojos del México

On July 6, 2018, Herrera signed with the

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of the

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. He was released on July 18, 2018.

Coaching career

On January 16, 2019, Herrera was announced as the bench coach for the

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in the Dodgers farm system. For 2020, he was assigned to the same role for the High–A

References

External links

NPB.com
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