Married to Rosmila...Has a son, Gabriel Rodrygo...Nearly gave up his baseball dream at age nine in the late 2000s when Venezuela was suffering from food shortages, poverty, energy crisis and economic decline, which took its toll on his family...With four children to care for, his father, José, struggled to provide, which forced the youngest Moreno to quit baseball for lack of funds...Moreno's baseball dream, however, was kept alive thanks to Jose Mejia, president of the local 12 de Octubre baseball school…Mejia believed in his ability so much that he did everything he could to ensure he got back on the field at age 11, including letting him stay at his home for days and becoming his main method of transportation getting to away games...Began playing soccer more regularly at age nine when he was temporarily taken away from baseball due to economic hardships...He would dribble the ball in his neighborhood and play in pick-up games…His favorite player is Brazilian forward Neymar because of what he calls "an unbelievable talent on the field and the ability to create incredible plays"...Still follows the top leagues in Europe and often arrives to the stadium in soccer jerseys...Grew up playing shortstop throughout his amateur career and was a fan of the Mets' Francisco Lindor…Converted to catcher by Blue Jays scout Francisco Plasencia in 2016 at the age of 16 during the signing process...Fulfilled a lifelong dream when he got the opportunity to meet Venezuelan legend and one of his idols, Miguel Cabrera, during his first call-up to the Major Leagues on June 11, 2022 at Detroit...Acquired from Toronto with Lourdes Gurriel Jr. for Daulton Varsho in December 2022.
2024
Hit .266 (81-for-305)/.734 OPS with 18 doubles, one triple, five homers, 45 RBI, 41 walks and three stolen bases in 97 games…Posted career highs in runs (39) and walks...Made his second Opening Day roster and start (2-for-5, 2B, three RBI)…Hit .333 (27-for-81)/.935 OPS with seven doubles, two homers, 42 RBI and 15 walks with RISP...Batted .302 (32-for-106)/.367 OBP with nine doubles, one homer, 19 RBI and 12 walks vs. lefties...In 16 games hitting in the two-spot in the lineup, batted .415 (27-for-65)/1.075 OPS with eight doubles, two homers, 13 RBI and four walks...Reached base in 13 of his first 14 games (11 H, eight BB) with a .358 OBP, three doubles, one triple and six RBI...Hit his second career triple on April 1 vs. Yankees (also: Aug. 25, 2023 vs. Reds)…Had a career-high-tying four hits on April 9 at Rockies (also: Sept. 15, 2023 vs. Cubs)…Placed on the 10-day IL (sprained left thumb) for his first stint from June 22-July 2...In July, hit .329 (24-for-73)/.864 OPS with six doubles, one homer, 14 RBI and 10 walks in 21 games…For July, ranked among catchers (min. 20 games) in OBP (first, .412), AVG (second, .329), doubles, (tied for second, six), hits (tied for third, 24), OPS (fourth, .864) and walks (tied for fifth, 10)…Recorded a career-best seven total bases on July 3 at Dodgers (3-for-5, 2B, HR, two RBI)…After the All-Star break, hit .356 (16-for-45)/.901 OPS with three doubles, one homer, 10 RBI and four walks in his first 14 games and Arizona went 11-3…Hit .556 (5-for-9)/1.323 OPS with two doubles and nine RBI with runners in scoring position...Hit safely in a season-high 12 straight starts from July 23-Sept. 20, batting .395 (17-for-43)/.937 OPS with one double, one homer, eight RBI and five walks, including five multi-hit efforts...Combined to hit back-to-back homers for the third time on Aug. 5 at Guardians with Ketel Marte (also: June 6 at Padres with Eugenio Suárez and June 21 at Phillies with Joc Pederson)…Placed on the 10-day IL (strained left adductor) for his second stint from Aug. 6-Sept. 15...Hit .458 (11-for-24)/1.190 OPS with three doubles, one homer and seven RBI in his final 24 games (July 19)…Over his final 10 starts after returning from the IL, hit .310 (9-for-29)/.444 OBP with one double, four RBI and seven walks...His two errors in 2024 were tied with WSH's Keibert Ruiz for the fewest among catchers in the Majors (min. 90 games)…In 2024, ranked second in the NL (fourth in MLB) with his 28.6% (16-for-56) caught-stealing (min. 90 games), behind LAD's Will Smith (33.3%)…In 2024, ranked second among NL catchers with 10 Defensive Runs Saved (per Fielding Bible), behind SF's Patrick Bailey (20).
2023
Hit .284 (97-for-341)/.339 OBP with 19 doubles, one triple, seven homers, 50 RBI and 29 walks in 111 games in his first season with Arizona. Finished first in the Majors [min. 90 games] with a 38.6 caught stealing pct. (22-for-57) while his 22 caught stealings tied for seventh. Ranked atop MLB catchers [min. 90 games] in average (.284) behind Willson Contreras/MIL (.291). His .284 AVG. ranked second on the team behind only Corbin Carroll (.285). Posted the fourth highest batting AVG. in franchise history among catchers [min. 90 games], behind Johnny Estrada (.302/2006) and Miguel Montero (.294/2009; .286/2012). Made his first Opening Day roster. Hit his first homer as a D-back on April 18 at St. Louis (two-run HR). Placed on the 10-day IL from July 23 to Aug.13 (left shoulder inflammation). After being reinstated from the IL, hit .311 (37-for-119)/.878 OPS in 37 games and the D-backs went 22-15. Recorded his first career grand slam on Aug. 19 in San Diego in Game 2 of the doubleheader and first 5-RBI game in the Majors. Posted his first career four-hit performance on Sept. 15 vs. the Cubs (four-for-four with one double). Delivered his first career walk-off hit on Sept. 16 vs. the Cubs in the bottom of the 13th inning
POSTSEASON: Hit .238 (15-for-63) with one double, four homers, 12 RBI and six walks over 17 games … led the team in RBI and tied for most homers (also: Alek Thomas). Became the first catcher with four-plus homers in a single Postseason age 23 or younger … only Sandy Alomar Jr. has hit more homers (five) in a Postseason. Among catchers in their first 17 Postseason games, his four homers tied for third most, behind Gary Sanchez (five) and Jason Varitek (five), while his 12 RBI tied for fifth, behind Ivan Rodriguez (15), Benito Santiago (14), Bill Dickey (13) and Yorvit Torrealba (13). At 23 years and 256 days, he became the sixth-youngest catcher with a World Series homer, older than: Yogi Berra (22-143), Johnny Bench (22-308), Bill DeLancey (22-313), Tim McCarver (22-362) and Buster Posey (23-218). At 23 years and 248 days of age, he became the third-youngest catcher in Postseason history to reach base four times in a single game, behind Joe Garagiola (20-240 on Oct. 10, 1946) and Buster Posey (23-207 on Oct. 20, 2010). Ranks first on the all-time Postseason list among D-backs' catchers in hits, homers, RBI, runs (six) and extra-base hits (five).
2022
Hit .319 (22-for-69)/.356 OBP with one double, one home run and seven RBI in 25 games over his first 2 Major League stints with the Blue Jays...Became the third player in Blue Jays history to notch multiple three-hit performances within his first 5 MLB games June 17 vs. Yankees (also: Travis Snider in 2008 and Pat Borders in 1988)...Threw out 7-of-17 (41 pct.) attempted base stealers with Toronto...Spent majority of the season with Triple-A Buffalo, batting .315 (75-for238)/.806 OPS with 16 doubles, three homers and 39 RBI in 62 games…threw out 18-of-44 attempted base stealers (41 pct.) with the Bisons...Slugged his first career Major League home run on the final day of the 2022 regular season Oct. 5 @ Orioles in Game 1 of a doubleheader....Finished the year rated by Baseball America as the Blue Jays' top prospect and No. 3 overall.
2021
Appeared in seven Spring Training games, going 2-for-9 (.222) with a strikeout... Split the season between FCL Blue Jays (two games), Double-A New Hampshire (32 games) and Triple-A Buffalo (three games)... Combined to hit .367 with 10 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 45 RBI in just 37 contests (.434 OBP, .626 SLG, 1.060 OPS)... Placed on the injured with a fractured thumb from June 30-Sept. 24... Played 22 games for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League...Hits .329 (28-for-85) with 11 doubles, one home run and 18 RBI for a .904 OPS...Named to the AFL Fall Stars Game where he went 1-for-2 with a run scored.
2020
Played in one Major League Spring Training game...Spent the season at the club’s alternate training site in Rochester, NY...Added to Toronto’s 40-man roster in November to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.
