Addison Barger #47

Addison Barger...Born in Bellevue, WA, before moving to Florida with his family at the age of six...Was a huge fan of Ichiro Suzuki growing up...Naturally a right-handed hitter, but took up switch-hitting when he was 10 to be more like the left-handed hitting Suzuki...Dropped the right-handed hitting when he was 16...Named to the 2018 Florida Region All-High School Senior 1st Team alongside former Blue Jays prospect Gunnar Hoglund...Committed to the University of Florida before being selected by the Blue Jays in the sixth round of the 2018 draft...Listed by Baseball America as Toronto’s fifth-ranked prospect entering the 2023 & 2024 seasons...Ranked as the sixth highest prospect entering the 2024 season according to MLB.com.

2023

Spent the majority of the 2023 campaign with Triple-A Buffalo while making a few rehab appearances for the FCL and Dunedin squads...Combined to hit .246 (88-for-357) over 94 games with 25 doubles, nine home runs and 47 RBI (.745 OPS)... Spent time defensively for Buffalo in right field (33G), at third base (20G), shortstop (20G) and second base (2G)... On the Minor League injured list from April 30-June 19 with a right elbow injury... In his final 68 games of the season after returning from the injured list, posted a .782 OPS with the Bisons while hitting 21 doubles, eight home runs and 40 RBI.

2022

Split the year between High-A Vancouver, Double-A New Hampshire and Triple-A Buffalo...Combined to hit .308 (144-for467) with 33 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs and 91 RBI (.555 SLG, .933 OPS)...Named the NWL Player of the Week (May 30-June 5) with Vancouver, going 8-for-21 (.381) with two doubles, two homers and six RBI for a 1.220 OPS...Recorded a hit in all six games...Added to the 40-man roster after the season to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.

2021

Split the campaign between Single-A Dunedin and High-A Vancouver, hitting .244 (84-for-344) with 22 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs, and 82 RBI...Named the FSL Player of the Week on two occasions while with Dunedin (May 25-30; Aug. 31-Sept. 5)...Was also named an FSL Post-Season All-Star.