Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tres Barrera was born on September 15, 1994, in Eagle Pass, TX. He is a catcher in the MLB.

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. As a junior, Barrera was named honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference after batting .289 with six home runs, 17 doubles, 35 runs scored and 37 runs batted in.

Barrera was drafted in the 6th round (184th overall) by the Washington Nationals in the 2016 MLB Draft. 

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 19, 2021, Barrera hit his first MLB home run for the Nationals, a solo blast off of former National and current Miami Marlins pitcher Ross Detwiler.