Addison Barger (born November 12, 1999) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
| Addison Barger | |
|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 47 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: November 12, 1999 Bellevue, Washington, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 24, 2024, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics (through August 27, 2024) | |
| Batting average | .200 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 22 |
| Teams | |
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Career
editBarger attended C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He made his professional debut that season with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, recording a .194 batting average, three home runs, and 18 runs batted in (RBI).[2] Barger played 2019 with the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League, hitting .283 with two home runs and eight RBI in 13 games.[2]
Barger did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] He returned in 2021 to play for the Low-A Dunedin Blue Jays and High-A Vancouver Canadians, where he hit .244 with 18 home runs and 82 RBI in 96 games. He started 2022 with Vancouver before being promoted to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats,[4][5] and later briefly to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. In a career-high 124 games, Barger recorded a .308 batting average, 26 home runs, and 91 RBI.[2] In the offseason, he played 16 games for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League.[2]
On November 15, 2022, the Blue Jays added Barger to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Barger was optioned to the Bisons to begin the 2023 season.[6] In 94 total games that season, he hit .247 with nine home runs and 47 RBI.[2] Barger was again optioned to Triple–A Buffalo to begin the 2024 season.[7]
On April 24, 2024, Barger was promoted to the major leagues for the first time after Kevin Kiermaier was placed on the injured list.[8] Barger collected his first major league hit on April 29 against the Kansas City Royals.[9] On July 29, he hit his first MLB home run in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.[10]
Personal life
editBarger has a daughter and newborn son.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Steiner Stories: Addison Barger".
- ^ a b c d e "Addison Barger Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season shelved". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Vancouver Canadians: Being an Ichiro Suzuki fan helped Addison Barger get in swing of things".
- ^ "Big hitter going, going gone for Vancouver Canadians, slugger Addison Barger gets promotion".
- ^ "Blue Jays' Addison Barger: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Blue Jays' Addison Barger: Sent to Triple-A". cbssports.com. March 16, 2024.
- ^ McDonald, Darragh (April 24, 2024). "Blue Jays Promote Addison Barger For Major League Debut". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Addison Barger collects his first Major League hit". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ Ginsburg, David. "Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers twice to help Blue Jays earn split with Orioles," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Steiner, Ben (May 20, 2022). "Steiner Stories: Addison Barger". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)