Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Addison Barger was born November 12, 1999, in Thonotosassa, Florida. He is an infielder in the MLB.

He is ranked 5th on Major League Baseball's 2023 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.

Barger attended C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut that season with the Gulf Coast Blue Jays and played 2019 with the Bluefield Blue Jays.

Barger did not play for a team in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Dunedin Blue Jays and Vancouver Canadians. He started 2022 with Vancouver before being promoted to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

He was added to the 40-man roster following the 2022 season. Barger was optioned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons to begin the 2023 season.