Chicago Cubs He was originally drafted by the
Chicago White Sox in the 13th round of the January 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign with them. He played another year at Orange Coast and was drafted in 1984 by the
Chicago Cubs with the 4th pick of the
January 1984 amateur draft. He signed with the Cubs on June 2 and began his professional career. Berryhill began his minor league career in 1984 with the
Quad City Cubs, and played 62 games with them. Berryhill was called up to the major leagues at the end of the 1987 minor league season, and made his major league debut on September 5 against the
Cincinnati Reds. He had one hit in two at-bats in his debut, with his first hit a single to center field off of
Rob Murphy in the bottom of the ninth. He was selected to the
1988 Topps All-Star Rookie Roster as he hit .259 in 95 games for the Cubs that season. He was the most commonly used starting catcher for the division-winning
1989 Cubs. In 5 seasons with the Cubs, he played in 277 games and hit .239 as he was primarily a backup catcher in 1990–91.
Atlanta Braves Berryhill was traded to the
Atlanta Braves on September 29, 1991, along with pitcher
Mike Bielecki in exchange for pitchers
Yorkis Perez and
Turk Wendell. He hit a game-winning three-run
home run for the Braves in Game 1 of the
1992 World Series against the
Toronto Blue Jays. He played in 217 games for the Braves through 1993, batting .236.
1994–98 He signed as a free agent with the
Boston Red Sox on February 1, 1994, and played in 82 games with the Red Sox during the
1994 season. He hit .263. Berryhill signed with the
Cincinnati Reds on November 4, 1994, playing in 34 games and batting .183 before being sustaining an elbow injury. He was released on February 26, 1996, and he sat out the 1996 season while recovering from elbow surgery. He signed as a free agent with the
San Francisco Giants on January 6, 1997. As a backup catcher for the Giants, he played in 73 games in 1996 and hit .257. He subsequently signed a minor league contract with the
Oakland Athletics on November 22, 1997, and he played in 21 games for the AAA
Edmonton Trappers, where he batted .257 before he was released.
Coaching career in He was a coach for the
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in 2002 and minor league catching coordinator for the
Texas Rangers in 2006. In 2008, he managed the
Bakersfield Blaze of the
California League. In 2009–13 he was the manager of the
Ogden Raptors. He was named the manager of the
Albuquerque Isotopes of the
Pacific Coast League for 2014. The Dodgers changed AAA affiliates in 2015 and he became the manager of the
Oklahoma City Dodgers. He led the AAA Dodgers to a division title and was selected as PCL Manager of the Year. Despite that, the Dodgers chose not to renew his contract at the end of the season. On December 12, 2016, it was announced that Berryhill would serve as manager for Atlanta's AAA affiliate, the
Gwinnett Braves. ==References==