{"id":23835,"date":"2020-12-28T20:49:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T01:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=23835"},"modified":"2021-03-01T15:48:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T20:48:27","slug":"converted-catcher-to-lead-sharks-pitching-staff-after-impressive-freshman-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/converted-catcher-to-lead-sharks-pitching-staff-after-impressive-freshman-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Converted Catcher To Lead Sharks Pitching Staff After Impressive Freshman Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When catcher Luis Colon suffered a back injury last January, the Sharks turned to their backup plan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014David Pereira, a walk-on freshman, who was transitioning from third base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pereira, who led Miami Killian Senior High School to the regional semi-finals as a senior,\u00a0 worked with assistant coach <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/he-won-a-world-series-with-the-new-york-yankees-now-hes-an-assistant-coach-at-mdc\/\">Rudy Arias, a respected catching guru<\/a><\/strong><\/span> who spent more than 15 years as a bullpen catcher with the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles and Miami Marlins.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arias, who has a World Series ring from his time with the Yankees, taught Pereira the craft of catching<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">everything from framing pitches, blocking errant throws and communicating with the pitching staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hard work paid off. In 16 starts behind the plate, Pereira committed only four errors while guiding the Shark\u2019s pitching staff to a 13-3 record.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was always something that you had to get used to but it&#8217;s been fun for sure,\u201d Pereira said.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23838\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-19-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"catcher\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-19-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-19-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-19-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-19-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-19-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-19.jpg 1625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Offensive Firepower: David Pereira had a .313 batting average, scored 10 runs and added seven RBI for the Sharks last year in 17 games. ALICE MORENO \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This season, the five-foot-ten-inch backstop heads into the season as a team cornerstone after providing steady defense and boasting a .313 batting average with 10 runs scored and seven RBI during last year\u2019s COVID-19 abbreviated season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe played at a high-level last year and we\u2019re going to see how good he can be this [season],\u201d Arias said. \u201cIt\u2019s very impressive to be batting .300 while being a catcher in the bottom of the lineup driving in runs and getting guys over.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Growing up in Palmetto Bay, baseball wasn\u2019t always Pereira\u2019s first choice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He started playing soccer at age five at Cutler Ridge Park and was also interested in football, but when his father wouldn\u2019t let him play the sport, he turned to baseball instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pereira started playing America\u2019s Pastime at Franjo Park in Cutler Bay when he was eight years old. He played in a recreational league before moving on to Little League. From then on, he knew he had found his calling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was always that kid that you could stick anywhere, and they could perform,\u201d Pereira said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He continued sharpening his skills at the high school level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pereira played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Christopher Columbus High School, a private college preparatory school in Westchester before transferring to Miami Killian in 2017 to complete his high school career. He made the All-District team his senior year in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, he was expecting to play third baseman so it took him some time to adapt to his new role. He was a quick study and now returns as a starter and a mentor to a gaggle of backup catchers on the team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe is like a sponge, soaking up everything that I would tell him,\u201d Arias proudly proclaimed while talking about Pereira\u2019s rise. \u201cHe picked it up real quick.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sharks begin their season on the road against St. Thomas University on Jan. 19 at 6 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23837\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-15-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"catcher\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-15-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-15-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Pereira-15-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sage Advisor: David Pereira (at right) poses with Sharks assistant coach Rudy Arias who was a bullpen catcher for three different Major League Baseball organizations during a professional career that spanned more than 15 years. 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