Iván Herrera #75

Took English classes while in school in Panama...His mother is a former teacher...Chose No. 4 to wear in the Arizona Fall League after growing up a fan of Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina...Resides in Panama City, Panama.

2021

Played the majority of the season with Springfield (AA), where he debuted as the 3rd-youngest player in the Double-A Central on Opening Day behind only Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) and C.J. Abrams (SD)...Combined to bat .229/.342/.403 (84-367) with 13 doubles and a career high 17 home runs in 99 games between Springfield and Memphis (AAA)... Caught 72 games and appeared in 27 games as a designated hitter... Threw out 25.8% (25 CS/97 SB ATT) of attempted basestealers... Hit 17 home runs while playing catcher, T6th-most among all minor league catchers... His seven sacrifice flies shared the organizational lead (Evan Mendoza) and tied for the Double-A Central lead... Also ranked among league leaders in walks (60, 4th) and RBI (63, 6th)... Led Springfield in plate appearances (437) and walks, and co-led in games played (98) with Delvin Perez... Opened the campaign hitting .288/.418/.438 (23-98) in his first 23 games for Springfield... Hit .186/.313/.352 over his next 65 games from 6/4-8/31... Capped off his season batting .362/.393/.638 with a 1.030 OPS in his final 10 games after 9/1... Promoted to Memphis on 9/20... Appeared in the final game of the regular season (10/3) for the Redbirds, going 0-for-4 at catcher vs. Charlotte...Threw out his only attempted basestealer during a strikeout, caught stealing double play while Jordan Hicks was on the mound. 

2020

Practiced at the Alternate Training Site during the COVID19 protocols, but was not listed on the Taxi Squad or Cardinals travel party...Listed as the No. 4 prospect in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America and MLB.com...Played in 16 games for Los Mochis in the Mexican Winter League batting .184 (9-49) with a double and nine RBI while posting a .310 on-base percentage...Added to the Cardinals 40-man roster in November.