Tres Barrera


Felipe "Tres" Barrera III is an American professional baseball catcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball.

Early life and amateur career

Barrera was born in Eagle Pass, Texas and grew up there until his family moved to the Rio Grande Valley when he was ten years old. He attended Sharyland High School, where he played both football and baseball. He played college baseball at the University of Texas. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and returned to the league in 2015 to play for the Orleans Firebirds.
Barrera is of Mexican descent and is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Professional career

Barrera was drafted in the 6th round by the Washington Nationals in the 2016 MLB Draft. After signing with the Nationals he was assigned to the Auburn Doubledays of Class A Short Season New York–Penn League, where he hit.244 with three home runs and 17 RBIs in 48 games. He batted.278 with eight home runs and 27 RBIs and 28 runs scored in 67 games the following season for Hagerstown Suns of the Class A South Atlantic League, although his playing time was limited due to a broken finger on his throwing hand. He spent the 2018 season with the Class A-Advanced Potomac Nationals, slashing.263/.334/.386 with six home runs, 36 runs scored and 24 driven in and was named a Carolina League All-Star. He was selected by the Nationals to play in the Arizona Fall League for Salt River Rafters after the end of the season. Barrera participated in 2019 spring training as a member of the Major League camp, but was assigned to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators for the season, hitting.249/.323/.381/.704 with 8 home runs and 46 RBI.

Washington Nationals

The Nationals selected Barrera's contract on September 8, 2019. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 2019 against the Atlanta Braves, lining out in a pinch-hit at bat. Barrera played in two games with the Nationals in 2019, going hitless in two at-bats. The Nationals finished with a 93-69 record in 2019, good enough to clinch a wild card spot. Barrera did not take part in any postseason action as the Nationals went on to win the World Series over the Houston Astros, their first in franchise history.
On July 24, 2020, Barrera was suspended 80 games for testing positive for Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.