Steward Berroa
| Steward Berroa | |
|---|---|
 Berroa with the Leones del Escogido in 2024 | |
| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 37 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 5, 1999 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 23, 2024, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .133 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Teams | |
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Steward Berroa (born June 5, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
[edit]Berroa signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 4, 2016.[1] He made his professional debut in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays, hitting .261 over 54 appearances.[2]
Berroa played for the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays in 2018, batting .282/.386/.359 with no home runs, 11 RBI, and 17 stolen bases.[3] He spent the 2019 campaign with the rookie–level Bluefield Blue Jays, slashing .236/.349/.329 with two home runs, 13 RBI, and 14 stolen bases.[4] Berroa did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Berroa returned to action in 2021 with the Single–A Dunedin Blue Jays and Double–A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In 85 games between the two affiliates, he hit a cumulative .247/.358/.399 with career–highs in home runs (7), RBI (50), and stolen bases (48).[6] In 2022, Berroa played in 82 games for New Hampshire and the High–A Vancouver Canadians, batting a combined .211/.315/.382 with seven home runs, 27 RBI, and 47 stolen bases.[7] He split the 2023 campaign between New Hampshire and the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons, slashing .258/.368/.390 with seven home runs, 43 RBI, and 47 stolen bases across 125 total games.[8]
Steward began the 2024 season with Triple–A Buffalo. On June 23, 2024, Berroa was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Conversations with the Herd: Steward Berroa having breakout year in Buffalo". MiLB.com.
- ^ "Conversations with the Herd: Steward Berroa having breakout year in Buffalo". milb.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Steward Berroa - Baseball Stats". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Steward Berroa Player Card". baseballprospectus.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto Blue Jays Prospect Profile: Outfielder Steward Berroa". bluejaysnation.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Steward Berroa Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Steward Berroa - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Blue Jays call up Steward Berroa, place Orelvis Martinez on restricted list". Sportsnet.ca.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Santo Domingo
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Dominican Summer League Blue Jays players
- Gulf Coast Blue Jays players
- Bluefield Blue Jays players
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
- Dunedin Blue Jays players
- Gigantes del Cibao players
- Vancouver Canadians players
- Leones del Escogido players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players