Blue Jays Top Prospect Gets Long Awaited Call To The Majors

This is the prospect that fans of the Toronto Blue Jays have been waiting for a couple of years to see. Finally, after tearing it up in the minors, catcher Gabriel Moreno has gotten the call to The Show.

#BlueJays No. 1 prospect Gabriel Moreno is joining the team in Detroit and he will be activated at some point during this weekend’s series, per source.

It’s time.
— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) June 9, 2022

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— 💙 (@bluejaysb1tch) June 9, 2022

MLB.com's Keegan Matheson is reporting that Moreno will be activated sometime during this weekend's 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers. The move comes after the Jays lost starting catcher Danny Jansen for some time with a fractured finger.

The 22-year-old Moreno is the overall No. 4 prospect in baseball. He's batting .323 at Triple-A Buffalo with a .783 OPS, which is only part of the story. In the month of May, he hit .380 with a .922 OPS. Throughout his five years in the minors, Moreno has a .310 average and an .845 OPS with 25 home runs and 17 stolen bases in 226 games.

On the defensive side of the ball, he's extremely talented as well, with a strong throwing arm and constantly improving game-calling.

There's no telling if this is just a short-term call up until Jansen is back, but in the meantime, the Jays and their fans will just enjoy the look at their new phenom.

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