Age: 22
MLB rank: 7
Team: Buffalo Bisons (Triple-A)
ETA: 2022
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Sept. 2: Homers, drives in three in three-hit game
After a quiet start to September, Gabriel Moreno made sure to make noise in his second game of the month, hitting a two-run homer as part of a three-hit night for Triple-A Buffalo. He went 3-for-5, driving in another run on a fourth-inning single. The homer was his third of the season, his first since July 27. Gameday »

Sept. 1: Quiet night at the plate
It wasn't Gabriel Moreno's night at the plate on Thursday. Moreno served as the Bisons' designated hitter, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and a walk during Triple-A Buffalo's 4-3 loss to Worcester. Gameday »

Aug. 30: Reaches four times
Gabriel Moreno was an on base machine during Triple-A Buffalo's win over Worcester on Tuesday. Moreno was behind the plate for eight innings during the game, going 1-for-2 with a double and three walks. Moreno also added two runs scored and an RBI on the night. The 22-year-old catcher is now hitting .321 with Buffalo this season. Gameday »

Aug. 26: Hitless in win
Gabriel Moreno was held out of the hit column in Triple-A Buffalo's win over Columbus. He went 0-for-4, striking out once. He did make an impact behind the plate, though, as he threw out a would-be base stealer and guided seven different Buffalo pitchers to a shutout. Gameday »

Aug. 24: Drives in three on trio of hits
There may be no player as hot as Gabriel Moreno at the plate right now, as he continued his torrid streak with a three-hit, three-RBI performance for Triple-A Buffalo. Moreno went 3-for-4 with a double and tallied his three RBIs on his first two hits, driving in one in the first inning and two in the second. He is now hitting .326 and has 35 RBIs at the Triple-A level. Gameday »

Aug. 23: Doubles, drives in two
Gabriel Moreno kept his solid play going, as the 22-year-old backstop drove in two runs on a first-inning double for Triple-A Buffalo. Moreno went 1-for-6, reaching on an error and scoring twice. The double was the 14th of the year in Triple-A for Moreno. His power has been notably absent, though, as he has just two homers across 55 games this season. Gameday »

Aug. 21: Goes 4-for-4
The hit parade continued on Sunday for Moreno, who collected four singles in Triple-A Buffalo’s 5-3 loss to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The 22-year-old has gone 11-for-21 (.524) in his past five games, raising his batting average to .322 across 54 games for Buffalo this season. Gameday »

Aug. 20: Tallies three hits
Gabriel Moreno slapped two singles in Triple-A Buffalo's win over Lehigh Valley on Saturday. Moreno served as the DH during the game, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI on the night. The 22-year-old catcher is now hitting .308 with Buffalo this season. Gameday »

Aug. 17: Swats unusual double
Here's something that doesn't happen often. Gabriel Moreno managed to embed a baseball into the wall during Triple-A Buffalo's loss to Lehigh Valley on Tuesday. It was his only hit of the night, as he went 1-for-4 with a walk, but it sure caused some head scratches. More »

Aug. 16: Tallies two hits
Gabriel Moreno slapped two singles in Triple-A Buffalo's win over Lehigh Valley on Tuesday. Moreno served as the DH in his second game since Aug. 5, when he exited after five innings. He went 2-for-4 on the night. Gameday »

Aug. 14: Singles, scores a run
Gabriel Moreno singled and scored a run, going 1-for-4 overall, during Triple-A Buffalo's 2-0 win over Syracuse on Sunday. Gameday »

Aug. 5: Plays 5 1/2 innings
Gabriel Moreno went 0-for-3 during Triple-A Buffalo's 5-0 loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Moreno, who started at catcher, was pulled from the game before the bottom of the sixth inning. Gameday »

Aug. 3: Singles, walks
Gabriel Moreno singled and walked, going 1-for-4 overall, during Triple-A Buffalo's 5-2 loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Gameday »

Aug. 2: Singles, steals a base
Catching all nine innings on Tuesday, Gabriel Moreno singled and stole a base, his sixth of the season, during the eighth inning of Triple-A Buffalo's 4-0 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Gameday »

July 31: Walks twice in loss
Serving as the DH on Sunday, Gabriel Moreno failed to tally a hit for Triple-A Buffalo, but still reached base twice via walk. He went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in his other two trips to the plate. He also tallied a stolen base, swiping second for his fifth of the year. Gameday »

July 30: Picks up a single
One day after seeing his seven-game hitting streak at Buffalo end, Gabriel Moreno began what he hopes will be a new streak Saturday, going 1-for-4 with a single and a run scored. The Blue Jays' No. 1 prospect is hitting .257 (9-for-35) with five runs and six RBIs through nine games since returning to the Minors on July 14. Gameday »

July 29: Quiet night at the plate
It wasn't Gabriel Moreno's night at the plate on Friday. Moreno served as the Bisons' designated hitter, going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk during Triple-A Buffalo's 7-6 win over Worcester. Gameday »

Moreno launches first homer since May 21 (July 27)
Gabriel Moreno's home run was just his second of the season and first in over two months, but it's another encouraging sign for the No. 5 overall prospect in MLB. The power needs to come, of course, but the Blue Jays have been encouraged by Moreno's contact of late as he builds up reps in Triple-A.

Playing time was the primary reason for Moreno's return to the Bisons after an 18-game big league stint. He flashed his defensive abilities against the running game with the Blue Jays, but with Alejandro Kirk and Danny Jansen representing one of the league's best catching duos, Toronto can continue to be patient with the young star's development.

"We talked about how impressed we were with him and how things didn't speed up," GM Ross Atkins said. "I personally told him, 'You did better than I expected you to do,' because of the position and how hard it is to handle the advanced scouting report, managing 13-14 pitchers and their arsenals, 13-14 hitters for a different team every day. With that amount of information, to be able to work through it and still remain an athlete and do a great job controlling the running game and having good at bats. ... The contact-oriented approach is a nice complement to us."

June 8: Getting the call to The Show
It’s the beginning of a new era behind the plate for Toronto. Gabriel Moreno, the club’s No. 1 prospect and the No. 4 prospect in Major League Baseball, will join the club ahead of the series opener in Detroit, sources told MLB.com.

The club is still evaluating whether it will add Moreno to the roster for Game 1, but the 22-year-old will be activated during the series in Detroit. Moreno received the news following his doubleheader with Triple-A Buffalo.

The 22-year-old represents the Blue Jays’ catcher of the future with All-Star potential, a remarkable story of player development after he was signed out of Venezuela for $25,000 in 2016. Full story »

May 21: Moreno looks plenty healthy with first homer
Gabriel Moreno showed no ill effects of a hit-by-pitch that pushed him out of a May 19 game, belting his first Triple-A home run during a four-hit showing in Buffalo's 12-11 win over Syracuse. MLB's No. 5 prospect reached base five times and plated three runs. More »

May 19: Moreno leaves game after taking pitch to elbow
No. 1 Blue Jays prospect Gabriel Moreno left the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader with Triple-A Buffalo after taking a pitch to the area of his left elbow. Moreno went down and was in clear pain, but initially stayed in to run the bases and came out to catch the second inning. He did not return to catch the third inning, though, and was replaced by Stevie Berman. Gameday »

April 27: Moreno collects 11th hit
With a base hit to left in the sixth inning, Moreno notched his 11th knock of the season. Through 11 games, the 22-year-old is batting .289/.325/.396. Gameday »

April 22: Moreno shows off the cannon
Despite going hitless in the game, Moreno showed his value behind the dish -- picking off Oswald Peraza at second base off a pitch in the dirt. Gameday »

April 21: Moreno extends hitting streak to six games
Moreno wasted no time extending his hit streak with a double in the third inning for Buffalo that opened the scoring. It's the fourth straight game with an extra-base hit for MLB Pipeline's No. 7 overall prospect, who has hit safely in all six games this season with the Bisons. Gameday »

April 15: Moreno laces first extra-base hit with Bisons
Moreno chose a great spot to notch his first extra-base hit, lining a double to right in the third that plated a pair of runs. The backstop also scored and walked in the game. Gameday »

April 14: Moreno collects three knocks
The hits kept coming for Moreno in his second game with Triple-A Buffalo. The 22-year-old collected three knocks, drove in two runs and scored twice. Gameday »

April 12: Moreno makes a strong debut
For those of you who tracked Minor League box scores for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette each night: Welcome to the Gabriel Moreno watch. The Blue Jays’ No. 1 prospect debuted with Triple-A Buffalo against Rochester on Tuesday and wasted no time making an impact.

Moreno singled in the top of the first inning, then he threw out a runner attempting to steal second base in the bottom half of the frame. He blooped an RBI single to right field in the second inning. Gameday »