Jorge Barrosa

Jorge Luis Barrosa (born February 17, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Jorge Barrosa
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 1
Outfielder
Born: (2001-02-17) February 17, 2001 (age 23) Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Bats: Switch Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 1, 2024, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics (through 2024 season)
Batting average	.176
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	1
Teams
Arizona Diamondbacks (2024–present)

Career

Barrosa signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in July 2017. He made his professional debut in 2018, appearing in 68 games for Arizona’s rookie-level affiliates. In 2019, Barrosa spent the year with the Low-A Hillsboro Hops, slashing .251/.335/.336 with one home run, 26 RBI, and 8 stolen bases.

Barrosa did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] He spent the 2021 season with High-A Hillsboro and the Single-A Visalia Rawhide, hitting a cumulative .285/.353/.422 with 7 home runs, 37 RBI, and 29 stolen bases across 96 games. In 2022, Barrosa played in 120 games split between Hillsboro and the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles, batting .279/.372/.439 with 26 stolen bases and career-highs in home runs (13) and RBI (57).

On November 15, 2022, the Diamondbacks added Barrosa to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[2] After suffering a hamstring strain in spring training, Barrosa was optioned to the Triple-A Reno Aces to begin the 2023 season.^[3] In 120 games for Reno, he hit .274/.394/.456 with 13 home runs, 65 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.

Barrosa was again optioned to Triple–A Reno to begin the 2024 season.^[4] After two games for Reno, Barrosa was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.^[5]

References

1. Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
2. "Press release: D-backs add Alexander, Barrosa, Fletcher and Martinez to 40-man roster". MLB.com. November 16, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
3. "Diamondbacks' Jorge Barrosa: Optioned to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. March 10, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
4. "Diamondbacks' Jorge Barrosa: Sent to minors". CBSSports.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
5. Zimmerman, Kevin (April 1, 2024). "Alek Thomas to injured list, Diamondbacks call up Jorge Barrosa". Arizona Sports. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)