Steward Berroa

Steward Berroa
Berroa with the Leones del Escogido in 2024
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 37
Outfielder
Born: (1999-06-05) June 5, 1999 (age 25)
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 runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Steward Berroa (born June 5, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

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

  1. ^ "Conversations with the Herd: Steward Berroa having breakout year in Buffalo". MiLB.com.
  2. ^ "Conversations with the Herd: Steward Berroa having breakout year in Buffalo". milb.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Steward Berroa - Baseball Stats". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Steward Berroa Player Card". baseballprospectus.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Toronto Blue Jays Prospect Profile: Outfielder Steward Berroa". bluejaysnation.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "Steward Berroa Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "Steward Berroa - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "Blue Jays call up Steward Berroa, place Orelvis Martinez on restricted list". Sportsnet.ca.