"You know, everybody knows how I was in Spring Training after they sent me down," Herrera said. "I was kind of sad that all my life I've been in a situation like that and having a hard time to just stay in the team -- for me it was [something] to push me, say, 'You've got to do that.'"
Herrera, promoted to the Majors on April 21, has been filling in at third base for the injured Aramis Ramirez, and making the most of his playing time. He already has three home runs in 54 at-bats, tripling his total from 330 Major League at-bats entering this season.