#79 Odubel Herrera - Philadelphia Phillies

Player: Odubel Herrera (Baseball Reference) (Wikipedia)

Card Number: 79 (Trading Card Database)

Team: Philadelphia Phillies

Division: National League East

Position: OF

Jersey Number: 37
RC/Future Stars/Topps Rookie Cup: No
Horizontal: Yes

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 21: Odubel Herrera #37 of the Philadelphia Phillies rounds third base and heads home in the ninth inning during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park on June 21, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Cardinals won 7-6 in 10 innings. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

Game Date: June 21, 2017

Opponent: St. Louis Cardinals
Stadium: Citizens Bank Ballpark
Home/Away: Home
Game Outcome: Cardinal 7, Phillies 6 (F/10)
Win/Loss: Loss
Player Game Line: 2-5, 2 RBI
Photographer: Hunter Martin (Personal Website)
New Team/Photoshopped?: No

Birthdate: December 29, 1991

Birthplace: Zulia, Venezuela

Bats: Left

Throws: Right

MLB Service Years: 3

Social Media Handles: (Twitter)

Something I learned because of this card: As great as the photo used for this card is, Herrera is not credited with any runs scored in the game. He is coming in waaaay too hot to have been held at third. When I looked closer at the boxscore, it says he was thrown out at the plate after trying to score from first on a Freddy Galvis. For the last out in the 9th. Of a tie game. Ugh.

And a deeper search found that he was indeed held by the third base coach, Juan Samuel, but blew through only to be thrown out by a mile. Whoops. (There's a video in the article I linked, but I won't post it here.) Apparently, base running was an ongoing issue.

This is Herrera's second Opening Day card. He appeared in 2016 but was passed over last year.

The same photo was used for Herrera's Series 1 card and Factory Team Set card.

Cubs Ties?: None