Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Bernardo Flores Jr. was born August 23, 1995, in Baldwin Park, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the seventh round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.

Flores made his professional debut in 2016 with the Arizona League White Sox and the Great Falls Voyagers, going 6–2 with a 3.46 ERA over 65 innings. He split the 2017 season between the Kannapolis Intimidators and Winston-Salem Dash, going 10–7 with a 3.42 ERA over 118+1⁄3 innings. He split the 2018 season between Winston-Salem and the Birmingham Barons, going a combined 8–9 with a 2.65 ERA over 156 innings. He split the 2019 season between the AZL, Kannapolis, and the Birmingham Barons, combining to go 3–8 with a 3.57 ERA over 93+1⁄3 innings. After the 2019 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs.

Flores was added to the White Sox 40–man roster following the 2019 season.

Flores made his MLB debut against the Kansas City Royals on September 3, 2020. With the 2020 Chicago White Sox, Flores appeared in 2 games, compiling a 0-0 record with 9.00 ERA and 2 strikeouts in 2.0 innings pitched.

On April 1, 2022, the same day he was released by the Rockies, Flores signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization and was assigned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats. He was released on May 21, 2022.