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Gabriel José Moreno is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is considered the top prospect in the Blue Jays organization by MLB, and fourth overall on the 2022 Top 100 MLB prospects list.

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. In March 2022, Moreno participated in spring training with the Blue Jays. He began the 2022 season with Buffalo.

Moreno joined the Blue Jays in Detroit on June 9, 2022, following an injury sustained by catcher Danny Jansen, but was not activated until June 11, when he was added to the day’s starting line-up at the catcher position and batting eighth in the order. He was slashing .324/.380/.404 in 36 games with the Bisons prior to his call-up. Moreno earned his first major league hit on June 11, 2022, a single, in his fourth at-bat of the day.

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Ranked as the No. 9 prospect in our top 100, Moreno is currently posting solid numbers down in Buffalo. Through 36 games, the catcher owns a .324/.380/.404 slash line with nine extra-base hits and 23 RBI. He also has three stolen bases and has posted a .784 OPS so far this season.

Defensively, Moreno continues to impress with his arm and play behind the plate. The Venezuelan product has thrown out 54% of base stealers this year and boasts a clean 1.000 fielding percentage with just three passed balls.

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The Blue Jays signed the converted shortstop in 2016. Moreno received a $25,000 bonus upon signing at the age of 16. He posted an OPS of 1.060 across three minor-league levels in 2021, including three games with Buffalo. Moreno then was an all-star in the Arizona Fall League.

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