Herges played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, and Cleveland Indians, and is one of only two players, along with Steve Finley, to play for all five National League West teams.

He is an alumnus of Illinois State University and is the brother-in-law of former Major League Baseball player Todd Hollandsworth.

As a result, he was barred from membership in the Association for the rest of his career, depriving him of certain revenue sharing sources available to other players.

[2] Herges made his Major League Baseball debut later that year with the Dodgers on August 3 against the Houston Astros, allowing 1 unearned run in 1.2 innings of relief.

[3] However, he pitched poorly in spring training games, with some speculating that it was due to the Dodgers failure to sign him to a contract extension.

[5] The Dodgers traded Herges to the Montreal Expos on March 23, 2002, in exchange for Guillermo Mota and Wilkin Ruan.

Herges was traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants on July 13, 2003, for Clay Hensley and cash.

He was the primary setup man for most of that time, but also picked up 23 saves in 2004 when he filled in at closer for the injured Robb Nen.

[10] He cleared waivers and reported to the AAA Tucson Sidewinders, where he appeared in 26 games the rest of the season with a 1–2 record and 3.14 ERA.

With this signing, he joined outfielder Steve Finley in being one of only two players in MLB history to play for every team within a five-team division.

He appeared in the 2007 World Series as a member of the Rockies, pitching 31⁄3 scoreless innings in relief against the Boston Red Sox.

He signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians that contained a spring training invite on January 16, 2009.