The Marlins announced theyve selected catcher onto the major league roster. He fills in for , who is headed to the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 14, as he battles a viral illne s. Miami already has an opening on the 40-man roster after designating for a signment over the weekend. Its an early birthday gift for Pereda, who turns 28 on Thursday. He reaches the big leagues for the first time after more than a decade Drew Romo Jersey in the minor leagues. The Venezuela native initially signed with the Cubs during the 2012-13 international amateur period. He got to Double-A in the Chicago system six years later before being traded to the Red Sox. Pereda didnt reach the majors in Boston and became a minor league free agent after the 2021 season. The right-handed hitter has bounced around via minor league free agency over the past few years. He spent 2022 in Triple-A with the Giants and joined the Reds last season. Pereda turned in an excellent .325/.405/.468 batting line in 68 games with Cincinnatis Triple-A team but never got an MLB call. He inked another minor league pact this time with the Fish in January. Miami a signed Pereda to Triple-A Jacksonville. He has played in eight games, collecting nine hits and five walks over his first 32 plate appearances. That brings his career slash at the top minor league level to a strong .294/.383/.404 in parts of four seasons. That was enough to make him the first one up in the event of an injury or illne s to either of the catchers on Miamis active roster. Bethancourt and had been the only backstops on the 40-man roster. With Bethancourt needing some time off, the Fish had to go to a non-roster player to back Fortes up. Pereda will fill that role for at least a week, likely getting a chance to make his MLB debut in the proce s. Neither Fortes nor Bethancourt has contributed much for the Marlins as theyve limped to a 3-13 start. Miami has gotten by far the worst production in the league out of their catchers thus far: an .063/.100/.083 line over 51 trips to the plate. first reported the Marlins were selecting Pereda and placing Bethancourt on the IL. Daniel Cope Jersey