Prelander Berroa (born April 18, 2000) is a Dominican professional

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for the

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the

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Career

Minnesota Twins

Berroa signed with the

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as an international free agent on July 2, 2016. He made his professional debut in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Twins, logging a 5.60 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 9 games. Berroa split the 2018 season between the rookie–level

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and rookie–level

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. In 10 games (8 starts), he accumulated a 2.81 ERA with 41 strikeouts across innings pitched. Berroa began the 2019 season back in Elizabethton, working to a 4.55 ERA in 7 starts.

San Francisco Giants

On July 31, 2019, the Twins traded Berroa,

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, and

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to the

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in exchange for

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. He spent the remainder of the season with the Low–A

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, also appearing in one game for the rookie–level

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. In 4 starts for Salem-Keizer, Berroa struggled to a 9.56 ERA with 11 strikeouts across 16.0 innings pitched. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. Berroa spent the entire 2021 season with the Single–A

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, pitching to a 5–6 record and 3.56 ERA with 135 strikeouts across 24 starts. He began the 2022 season with the High–A

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, and recorded an 0.68 ERA in 4 starts.

Seattle Mariners

On May 11, 2022, the Giants traded Berroa to the

in exchange for Donnie Walton. He split time between the High–A

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(for whom he logged a 2.41 ERA in 13 starts) and the Double–A

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(for whom he posted a 4.37 ERA across 9 starts). On November 8, 2022, the Mariners added Berroa to their

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to protect him from the

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. Berroa was optioned to the Double-A

to begin the 2023 season. In 24 games for Arkansas, he registered a 4–1 record and 2.93 ERA with 69 strikeouts and 2 saves in 46 innings of work. On July 19, 2023, Berroa was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his major league debut on July 21, pitching of an inning in relief against the

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Chicago White Sox

On February 3, 2024, the Mariners traded Berroa to the

, alongside Zach DeLoach in exchange for Gregory Santos. He was optioned to the Triple–A

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to begin the 2024 season. In 17 appearances for the White Sox, Berroa compiled a 1-0 record and 3.32 ERA with 26 strikeouts across 19 innings pitched. On March 7, 2025, it was announced that Berroa would miss the entirety of the 2025 season after undergoing

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