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José Israel Barrero (born José Israel García; April 5, 1998) is a Cuban professional baseball shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was known as Jose García before changing his name to José Barrero in 2021.
| José Barrero | |
|---|---|
 Barrero with the Louisville Bats in 2022 | |
| Cincinnati Reds – No. 2 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: April 5, 1998 Havana, Cuba | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 27, 2020, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Batting average | .170 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 15 |
| Teams | |
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Career
Barrero played for the Cuban national baseball team in the 2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup and in the Cuban National Series for the Industriales.[1][2] He signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent in June 2017.[3]
Barrero made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dayton Dragons. He played 2019 with the Daytona Tortugas and after the season played in the Arizona Fall League.[4] The Reds invited him to their Spring Training in 2020.[5][6]
Barrero made his MLB debut on August 27, 2020 against the Milwaukee Brewers. He hit .194 with no home runs and 2 RBIs in 24 games for Cincinnati in 2020, and he started the 2021 season with the Chattanooga Lookouts.
Personal life
On May 29, 2021, he changed his name from José García to José Barrero in honor of his mother, who died due to a COVID-19 related illness.[7]
References
- Badler, Ben. "Reds To Sign Cuban Infielder Jose Garcia". www.baseballamerica.com.
- "Reds close to deal with Cuban infielder Jose Garcia". The Enquirer.
- Buchanan, Zach. "Reds officially sign Cuban infielder Jose Garcia". The Enquirer.
- Gray, Doug. "Jose Garcia Looks Like Shortstop Of The Future". www.baseballamerica.com.
- Fay, John. "Reds Extra: Shortstop Garcia hard to not notice". The Enquirer.
- "Garcia's bat, glove impressing early at camp". MLB.com.
- "Reds' Jose Garcia: Changes name from Garcia to Barrero". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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