Married to Rosmila....Is from the same city in Venezuela as fellow D-back Diego Castillo....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."...Grew up playing shortstop throughout his amateur career and was converted to catcher by Blue Jays' scout, Francisco Plasencia, in 2016 at the age of 16 during the signing process...Nearly had to give up his baseball dreams at age nine in the late 2000s when Venezuela was suffering from food shortages, poverty issues, a countrywide energy crisis and an economic decline, which took its toll on Moreno's family...With four children to care for, Moreno's father, José, struggled to provide for the family, which led to the youngest Moreno having to quit organized baseball for lack of funds.
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.