Ivan Herrera: St. Louis Cardinals prospect, Springfield catcher

Ivan Herrera, a St. Louis Cardinals prospect and Springfield catcher, playing against the San Antonio Missions at Wolff Stadium on July 20, 2021. - photo by Joe Alexander
Ivan Herrera, a St. Louis Cardinals prospect, playing against the Missions at Wolff Stadium on July 20.
Ivan Herrera is a 21-year-old catcher from Panama and is the No. 3 prospect in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, according to MLB.com.

Herrera plays for the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, who are currently in the a six-game series against the San Antonio Missions through Sunday at Wolff Stadium.

The 5-foot-11 Herrera was signed as a 16-year-old by the Cardinals in 2016. This season he is batting .213 in Springfield with five home runs and 34 RBIs in 58 games. He played in Class A in 2019, batting .284 with nine home runs and 47 RBIs in 87 games.

St. Louis Cardinals prospect Lane Thomas

St. Louis Cardinals prospect and Memphis Redbirds outfielder Lane Thomas playing against the San Antonio Missions in April. - photo by Joe Alexander
St. Louis Cardinals prospect and Memphis Redbirds outfielder Lane Thomas playing against the San Antonio Missions in April. – photo by Joe Alexander
Lane Thomas might look familiar to fans who followed the San Antonio Missions last year in the Texas League.

Thomas hit 21 home runs in 100 games for Double-A Springfield in 2018. He also spent 32 games with the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds and hit seven more homers. He also finished the summer with 17 stolen bases.

Baseball America lists Thomas as the No. 7 prospect in the St. Louis Cardinals’ minor-league organization. He is a member of the Cardinals’ 40-man roster. Thomas was originally drafted out of high school (Knoxville, Tenn.) by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2014.

Thomas and the Redbirds are currently in San Antonio and conclude a three-games series with the Missions tonight at 7:05 at Wolff Stadium.

  • Lane Thomas bio at milb.com
  • Lane Thomas bio on baseball-reference.com
  • Why Cardinals’ Lane Thomas is an intriguing outfield prospect: stltoday.com


  • St. Louis Cardinals prospect Andrew Knizner

    St. Louis Cardinals prospect and Memphis Redbirds catcher Andrew Knizner playing against the Missions at Wolff Stadium on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. - photo by Joe Alexander
    St. Louis Cardinals prospect and Memphis Redbirds catcher Andrew Knizner playing against the Missions at Wolff Stadium on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. – photo by Joe Alexander
    Memphis Redbirds catcher Andrew Knizner is the No. 3 prospect in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league organization, according to a recent story on mlb.com.

    The Redbirds are currently playing a three-game series with the San Antonio Missions at Wolff Stadium. The series continues tonight and Thursday with games scheduled for 7:05 p.m. (Central) both days.

    Last season, Kninzer batted a combined .313 with seven home runs at Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis.

    Knizner played in college at North Carolina State. He was part of a Virginia high school state championship team at Hanover High School in Mechanicsville, Va.

  • Knizner profile on milb.com
  • Knizner profile on baseball-reference.com
  • Knizner profile on wikipedia.org
  • Cardinals’ top prospects on mlb.com