Addison Barger

About

Addison Barger was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth round of the 2018 MLB draft after attending C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida. He began his professional career with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays in 2018, hitting .194 with 3 home runs and 18 RBI. In 2019, he played 13 games with the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays, batting .283 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI. After the 2020 season was cancelled, Barger returned in 2021 to play 96 games between Low-A Dunedin and High-A Vancouver, hitting .244 with 18 home runs and 82 RBI. His breakout season came in 2022 when he played a career-high 124 games across High-A Vancouver, Double-A New Hampshire, and briefly Triple-A Buffalo, posting a .308 average with 26 home runs and 91 RBI. He made his MLB debut on April 24, 2024, after being called up from Triple-A Buffalo where he had hit .247 with 9 home runs and 47 RBI in 2023. His unique background includes being homeschooled with a full-size baseball field built in his family's backyard and training in the Dominican Republic as a teenager, giving him distinctive insights into player development and international baseball culture.

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