Sharyland High alumnus and former Texas Longhorns and Washington Nationals catcher Tres Barrera signed with the St. Louis Cardinals organization, he announced on Twitter Friday.
He joins the St. Louis Cardinals on a minor league contract for 2023 with a non-roster invite to Spring Training. A non-roster invite is an invitation for a player whois not on a club’s 40-man roster to attend Major League camp in Spring Training and compete for a roster spot.
Barrera, who was drafted in the sixth round of the 2016 MLB Draft, has played in 51 games over the last four seasons with the Nationals. He’s recorded a .231 batting average with 33 hits, four doubles, one triple, two home runs, 14 RBIs, 14 walks and 10 runs scored.
Barrera graduated from Sharyland in 2013 and played for the Texas Longhorns from 2014-2016, earning All-Big 12 honors during his sophomore and junior seasons.
