Luis Barrera

Luis Rafael Barrera (born November 15, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics.

Luis Barrera
Acereros de Monclova – No. 13
Outfielder
Born: (1995-11-15) November 15, 1995
Tamboril, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 19, 2021, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.235
Home runs1
Runs batted in7
Teams

Career

Oakland Athletics

Barrera signed as an international free agent by the Oakland Athletics in 2012 for a $450,000 signing bonus.[1][2] He opened the 2019 season back with Midland. He 2013 and 2014 with the Dominican Summer League Athletics, hitting .190/.292/.389/.681 with 4 home runs and 20 RBI in 2013 and .130/.216/.130/.346 with 3 RBI in 2014. He spent 2015 with the Arizona League Athletics, hitting .287/.344/.348/.692 with 0 home runs and 12 RBI.[2] He split the 2016 season between the Vermont Lake Monsters and the Beloit Snappers, combining to hit .310/.361/.428/.789 with 3 home runs and 22 RBI.[2] His 2017 season was split between Beloit and the Stockton Ports, accumulating a .263/.307/.390/.697 batting line with 7 home runs and 38 RBI.[2] He split 2018 between Stockton and the Midland RockHounds, combining to hit .297/.361/.426/.787 with 3 home runs and 64 RBI.[1] He played for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League during the 2018 offseason.[3]

The Athletics added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[4] He spent the 2019 season back with Midland, hitting .321/.356/.513/.869 with 4 home runs and 24 RBI over 54 games. Barrera's season ended in late June after suffering multiple subluxation injuries during the year to his right shoulder.[2] On September 8, the Athletics placed him on the 60-day injured list, in order to clear a roster spot.[5]

Barrera did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

On May 18, 2021, Barrera was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7] He made his MLB debut the next day as a pinch hitter for Ramón Laureano, striking out in his only at-bat. On May 27, Barrera was optioned down to Triple-A.[8]

On April 11, 2022, Barrera was designated for assignment by the Athletics.[9] On April 15, Barrera was sent outright to the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.[10] On May 9, Barrera was re-selected to the active roster.[11] On May 14, Barrera hit a walk-off home run off of Raisel Iglesias of the Los Angeles Angels. The 3-run shot was also Barrera’s first career home run.[12]

On September 9, Barrera was designated for assignment by the Athletics.

Los Angeles Angels

On December 22, 2022, Barrera signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels. [13] Barrera was released by the organization on March 24, 2023.[14]

Acereros de Monclova

On May 5, 2023, Barrera signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.[15]

References
  1. "Luis Barrera". the Baseball cube. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  2. Melissa Lockard (July 15, 2019). "A's minor-league notebook: Luis Barrera's standout season comes to an early end". The Athletic. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  3. Betsy Helfand (October 29, 2018). "A look at how Athletics prospects faring in Arizona Fall League". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. Lee, Jane (November 20, 2018). "Athletics acquire Anderson ahead of Rule 5". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. RotoWire Staff (September 9, 2019). "Athletics' Luis Barrera: Out with shoulder injury". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  6. Jeff Todd (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  7. "Major League Baseball Transactions | MLB.com".
  8. RotoWire Staff (May 27, 2021). "Athletics' Luis Barrera: Sent down Thursday". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  9. Kawahara, Matt (April 11, 2022). "A's claim reliever Gabe Klobosits off waivers, DFA outfielder Luis Barrera". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  10. "A's announce roster moves". MLB.com. April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  11. "Athletics' Luis Barrera: Moved up to big-league roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  12. https://www.mlb.com/athletics/video/luis-barrera-homers-1-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-field-ramon-laureano-scores-christi
  13. https://www.milb.com/player/luis-barrera-642456
  14. https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-03-24/p-1
  15. @AcererosOficial (5 May 2023). "¡ATENCIÓN, FURIA! 🔊 El dominicano Luis Barrera llega a nuestros jardines. Viene de un gran invierno con Licey y de jugar Grandes Ligas el año pasado. 🤩 Te traemos los detalles: 👀 #AceroPuroPoder. 🔥💪🏼💙" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2023 – via Twitter.
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