Gabriel Moreno

Gabriel José Moreno (born February 14, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is considered the top prospect in the Blue Jays organization by MLB,[1] and seventh overall on the 2022 Top 100 MLB prospects list.[2]

Gabriel Moreno
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 70
Catcher
Born: (2000-02-14) February 14, 2000
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Moreno signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on August 3, 2016.[3] Moreno made his professional debut in 2017 with the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Blue Jays. In 2018, Moreno split the year between the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays and the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays, slashing a cumulative .359/.395/.575 with four home runs and 36 RBI.[4] The following year, Moreno played for the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts, hitting .280/.337/.485 with career-highs in home runs (12), RBI (52), stolen bases (7), and walks (22).[4]

Moreno did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blue Jays added him to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[5]

Moreno was assigned to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats to begin the 2021 season, where he excelled, batting .373/.441/.651 with eight home runs and 45 RBI in 32 games.[4][6][7] On July 3, 2021, Moreno underwent surgery on his right thumb after suffering a fracture.[8] Moreno returned from the injury later in the season and was promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.[9][10] After the season, he played for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League, where he hit .329 with a home run and 18 RBI in 22 games, as well as 18 games with the Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Winter League.[4][11][12]

In March 2022, Moreno participated in spring training with the Blue Jays.[13]

References
  1. "MLB 2022 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. "MLB 2022 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  3. Lott, John. "'Physically, he's got it': Converted infielder Gabriel Moreno morphs into Blue Jays' top catching prospect". The Athletic.
  4. "Gabriel Moreno Minor, Winter & Fall Leagues Statistics & History".
  5. "Blue Jays protect five from Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com.
  6. Armstrong, Laura (September 19, 2021). "Gabriel Moreno, Orelvis Martinez are the top prospects in the Blue Jays' pipeline". thestar.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  7. Mitchell, Scott (June 8, 2021). "Blue Jays might have real deal in 'electric' Moreno". TSN.ca. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  8. Matheson, Keegan (June 30, 2021). "Notes: Prospect Moreno hurt; Jansen, Kirk". MLB.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  9. "Blue Jays promote top prospect Gabriel Moreno to triple-A Buffalo". Sportsnet. September 21, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  10. Armstrong, Laura (September 21, 2021). "Blue Jays top prospect Gabriel Moreno moves one step closer to big leagues". thestar.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  11. Davidi, Shi (November 4, 2021). "Gabriel Moreno Grows Leadership Skills, Versatility". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  12. Ashbourne, Nick (November 19, 2021). "What the history of elite young catchers tells us about Jays prospect Gabriel Moreno". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  13. Bannon, Mitch (March 25, 2022). "Hype Builds as Blue Jays Top Prospect Gabriel Moreno Arrives at Spring Training". si.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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