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Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Goes deep in win
Jose Herrera went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Brewers.Herrera turned on an Aaron Civale curveball and sent it over the right field fence for his first home run of the season. He had been getting steady at-bats earlier this month, but that's no longer the case since Gabriel Moreno was activated off the injured list a week ago. Herrera is batting .226/.277/.312 over 39 games in 2024.
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Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Back in action
Jose Herrera went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 11-5 loss to Houston.One day after being removed from a game due to a head injury, Herrera returned to the lineup. He had been hit on the top of his catching helmet by the backswing of Kyle Tucker's bat during Friday's contest and was removed for precautionary reasons. Herrera cleared testing protocols following the game and was able to resume play Saturday.
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Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: In Saturday's lineup
Jose Herrera (head) will start at catcher and bat ninth Saturday versus Houston.Herrera had to make an early exit from Friday's contest after getting hit in the head by Kyle Tucker's backswing, but the 27-year-old backstop appears to be fine entering Saturday's game. Since Aug. 20, he's gone 4-for-22 with four RBI and two runs scored.
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Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Passes tests after game
Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said following Friday night's game that Jose Herrera (head) "got through his testing just fine," MLB.com reports.Herrera was accidentally hit on the top of his helmet by Kyle Tucker's backswing and removed from Friday's game. The manager added that Herrera is penciled into Saturday's lineup. According to Lovullo, the catcher lobbied to remain in the game, and that his removal was strictly for precautionary reasons.
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Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Exits early Friday
Jose Herrera exited Friday's game against Houston after being hit on the top of his mask by a backswing, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.Kyle Tucker accidentally connected with Herrera's mask in the fifth inning. The catcher exited the game after being assessed by trainers on the field and was replaced by Adrian Del Castillo.
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Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Losing work to Del Castillo
Jose Herrera is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies.Herrera is on the bench for the second day in a row while the Arizona Diamondbacks hand another start at catcher to rookie Adrian Del Castillo, who has opened his big-league career by going 7-for-12 with three extra-base hits over his first three games. Even while Gabriel Moreno (adductor) is out indefinitely, Herrera looks like he could remain the Diamondbacks' No. 2 catcher, especially while Del Castillo is wielding a hot bat.
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Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Getting breather Friday
Jose Herrera is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.Adrian Del Castillo will start behind home plate Friday and bat fifth against Philadelphia right-hander Zack Wheeler. Herrera went 1-for-3 with one strikeout in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies.
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Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Racks up three hits in win
Jose Herrera went 3-for-4 with a walk, one RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 12-1 win over the Blue Jays.This was Herrera's first multi-hit effort of the season. The backup catcher is now batting .368 with no home runs, four RBI, four runs scored and one double over 23 plate appearances. While he's done well in limited action, Herrera is unlikely to see more than a couple of starts per week behind primary catcher Gabriel Moreno.
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Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Staying with D-backs
Jose Herrera will become Arizona's backup catcher after the team designated Tucker Barnhart for assignment Sunday, Arizona Sports reports.Herrera will serve as the backup to Gabriel Moreno (thumb), who is expected to be activated ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the Dodgers. Herrera has not been impactful on offense over parts of three seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, posting a combined OPS of .497.
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Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Added to big-league roster
The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled Jose Herrera from Triple-A Reno on Saturday, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.A thumb injury forced Gabriel Moreno onto the 10-day injured list Saturday, so Herrera will join the active roster to give the D-backs some security behind the plate. The 27-year-old backstop has slashed .260/.351/.362 with 19 RBI in 149 plate appearances with Reno this season, and he figures to serve as the backup to Tucker Barnhart while Moreno is out.