Toronto Blue Jays
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]
Berroa again began the 2024 season with Buffalo. On June 23,2024,he was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [9] His first major league hit was a double off Dane Dunning of the Texas Rangers on July 27. [10] In 28 appearances for the Blue Jays during his rookie campaign,he batted .189/.333/.216 with one RBI and six stolen bases. [11]
Berroa was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo to begin the 2025 season. [12] In 24 games for Buffalo,he hit .195/.267/.234 with four RBI and nine stolen bases. [13] Berroa was designated for assignment by Toronto on May 7. [14]
