In May 2021 changed his last name from Garcia to Barrero following the death of his mother...Was signed by the Reds as a non-drafted free agent out of Cuba by Chris Buckley, Tony Arias, Miguel Machado, Jim Stoeckel, Bob Engle and Hector Otero.
2023
Made his first Opening Day roster...Was the seventh consecutive different shortstop to start on Opening Day, the Reds' longest such streak for that position since at least 1900 (Zack Cozart 2012-17, José Peraza 2018, José Iglesias 2019, Freddy Galvis 2020, Eugenio Suárez 2021, Kyle Farmer 2022, Barrero in 2023)…Hit .218 in 46 appearances and 41 starts for the Reds before he was optioned to Louisville on 6/16, when IF/OF Nick Senzel came off the 15-day injured list...spent the rest of the season with the Bats...For the Reds made 25 starts at SS (last, 5/17 at Col), 15 starts in CF (last, 6/14 at KC) and one start at DH (4/25 vs Tex)…When optioned to Louisville on 6/16 was leading the Reds in starts at SS (25)…beginning 5/19, four days after SS Matt McLain was promoted, made his last 11 starts in CF...On 4/25 vs Tex, after Wil Myers was scratched with neck spasms, was added to the lineup to make his only career start at designated hitter (0-3, 1bb, 1r)…Entered the 9-8 win on 5/30 at Bos in the fourth inning, following an injury to TJ Friedl, and in the seventh extended the Reds' lead to 8-0 with his first career grand slam (off Joely Rodríguez)…the four RBIs were his single-game career high...In 80 appearances for the Bats beginning 6/17 hit .258 (55gs at SS, 23gs in CF, 17 2b, 4 3b, 19hr, 57rbi, 20sb)…Fell a home run shy of becoming only the second Louisville player to produce in a season at least 20 HR and 20 SB (Brian O'Grady, 2019)…His 16-game hitting streak from 7/2-7/22 was second-longest by a Bats player this season (Jhonny Pereda, 17g) and part of a 21-game on-base streak (7/1-7/27)…Beginning 6/17, his season debut with Louisville, and through the end of the season led the International League in HR and tied for the lead in extra-base hits while ranking second in RBI and total bases, fifth in stolen bases and seventh in slugging percentage...among all Class AAA batters in that span tied for the lead in extra-base hits and ranked second in HR...In spring training made 12 starts at SS and two starts in CF...Played for Estrellas Orientales in the Domican Winter League (30g, .221, 4 2b, 1hr, 9rbi, 8sb, .635ops)…For the Reds wore uniform No. 2.
2022
Entered the 2022 season rated by Baseball America the organization's top prospect and best defensive infielder while ranking #33 on Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects List...Started at SS in 46 of the Reds' 59 games after his 8/3 promotion...Began the season with Louisville...on 8/3 was promoted to fill the roster spot vacated by IF Brandon Drury, who at the trade deadline was traded to the Padres...Did not appear in a game for the Reds in Spring Training because of an injury...Began the season on the 10-day injured list following 3/22 surgery to remove the left hook of hamate bone...missed 53 games...From 5/20-6/5 hit .204 in 14 rehabilitation appearances for Louisville before he was reinstated from the 10-day IL on 6/6 and optioned...played with the Bats until 8/3, when he was promoted to CIN for the rest of the season...In the 7-5 win at Mil on 8/6 became only the second batter in Reds history to produce his first two Major League HR in the same game, joining Harry Steinfeldt (7/31/1900 at Bos)...hit a two-run HR in the fourth inning off starter Aaron Ashby and a solo HR leading off the sixth off Hoby Milner...In the 1-0 win on 8/17 vs PHI, with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning produced the game's only run with an RBI-single off Seranthony Domínguez...was his first career walk-off hit...In the third inning of the 5-1 loss on 9/10 at MIL, doubled for the Reds' only hit of the game...Struck out at least once in each of his first 23 games of the season (8/3-8/28, 3bb, 41k), a streak snapped on 8/31 vs STL (0-5, 1bb)...since 1900, is the longest strikeout streak to start a season by a Reds nonpitcher in games with at least one plate appearance...tied for the longest such streak in the Major Leagues this season (CLE's Franmil Reyes also struck out in each of his first 23 games with a plate appearance)...Played for Mayaguez in the Puerto Rican Winter League (21g, .247, 1 2b, 1hr, 12rbi, 5sb).
2021
Received the Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award as the organization’s Minor League Player of the Year...Was an MiLB.com Organization All-Star for the third time in his three minor league seasons...Was a Baseball America Class AAA All-Star and Minor League All-Star second teamer while rated the eighth-best prospect in the Triple-A East and second-best prospect in the Double-A South...Following the season was rated #21 on Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects List...LHP Nick Lodolo was at #23 and RHP Hunter Greene at #41...Made his 13 starts at SS (7gs), CF (5gs) and 2B (1gs)...His seven appearances and five starts in CF are his first professional appearances at that position...Made his only career start at 2B in the 3-1 win on 8/22 vs the Marlins...Started six of the Reds' last 10 games of the season (3gs in CF, 3gs at SS), including each of the last 4 games (1gs in CF, 3gs at SS)...Had two stints on the Reds' roster...Over 12 days from 8/16-8/27 made six appearances and three starts...on 8/28, with the team in Miami, was optioned to Louisville but added to the Taxi Squad to make room on the 26-player roster for IF Asdrúbal Cabrera, who arrived the day after he was claimed off waivers from the Diamondbacks...On 9/10 was promoted from the Taxi Squad to replace SS Kyle Farmer, who spent three days the paternity list...remained on the roster when Farmer returned to the team on 9/14 (RHP Brad Brach was designated for assignment)...Was on the Taxi Squad twice, from 8/28-8/29 (2g at Mia) and again from 9/6-9/8 (3g at Cubs)...Following the season played for Escogido in the Dominican Winter League (2g, 0-for-8, 1bb, 1r)...In the 7-1 loss on 8/18 vs Cubs became the 89th Reds batter hit by a pitch (by Adrian Sampson), tying the 2019 franchise record...the team would finish with 105 HBP...In the 6-5 loss on 9/14 at Pit, pinch hit in the eighth inning and then played CF in his first professional appearance in the outfield...Began the season at Class AA Chattanooga (.40g, .300, 9 2b, 1 3b, 6hr, 28rbi, 8sb)...on 8/16 was promoted to Class AAA Louisville (45g, .306, 10 2b, 13hr, 38rbi, 8sb)...in 85 minor league appearances total hit .303 (19 2b, 1 3b, 19hr, 66rbi)...for the Lookouts and Bats made 80 of his 85 starts at SS (3gs at DH at Chatt, 2gs at 3B for Lou)...His 12 HR at shortstop were second-most for a Louisville player at that position since the team began its modern Triple-A affiliation (1998)...trailed only Zack Cozart's 17 HR in 2010...Barrero this season also hit a homer as a 3B...For the Bats, from 7/3-7/30 reached base safely in 23 consecutive appearances...from his Class AAA debut on 6/29 until his 8/16 promotion to Cin, led Triple-A East in RBI (34)...When promoted on 8/16 and despite spending only half the season with the Bats, ranked among the Triple-A East leaders in runs (1st), total bases (1st, 77), doubles (2nd), HR (T2nd), hits (3rd), RBI (3rd), slugging (3rd, .681), OPS (4th, 1.111) and hitting (5th)...Was named Triple-A East Player of the Week for 7/26-8/1...In the bottom of the first inning of the 2021 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Coors Field hit a solo HR that traveled 426 feet with an exit velocity of 104mph...Entered the season rated by Baseball America the Reds' top prospect and No. 79 on its Top 100...was one of two Reds players in BA's Top 100 prospects list...2020 top draft pick OF Austin Hendrick was rated No. 97...in 2021, Rays SS Wander Franco was rated No. 1 for the second straight season...Entered the season rated by Baseball America the best defensive infielder among Reds minor league players.
2020
In just his third professional season made his Major League debut with 24 appearances, including 19 starts at SS... At 22 years, 4 months, 23 days old was the youngest Reds player to make his Major League debut since OF Yorman Rodriguez (22 years, 20 days old) on 9/4/2014 at Bal and the youngest player to debut as the Reds' starting shortstop since Kurt Stillwell (20 years, 313 days old) did it on 4/13/1986 at SD... Was one of five Reds players to make Major League debuts (OF Shogo Akiyama, RHP Tejay Antone, C Tyler Stephenson, OF Mark Payton)... After his promotion on 8/26, started at SS in 19 of the Reds' last 32 games of the season...after his promotion, Reds pitchers went 20-12 and posted an ERA of 3.68... Joined the Taxi Squad prior to the game on 8/25 at Mil and then was promoted the next day, when the Reds optioned to the alternate training site OF Travis Jankowski. After the game on 8/26 at Mil was postponed following the shooting of Jacob Blake, made his Major League debut in the opener of the doubleheader sweep on 8/27 at Mil...in that 6-1 win started at SS and produced an infield single in his first career plate appearance (off Adrian Houser), a walk, a stolen base and a run scored... Began his Major League career with a three-game hitting streak (3-9, .333)... In the second inning of the opener on 9/4 at Pit produced his first Major League RBI, a run-scoring single off Steve Brault that gave the Reds a 1-0 lead they would not relinquish on their win to a 4-2 win... With the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the 13th inning of Game 1 of the Wild Card Series at Atl, pinch hit off A.J. Minter and hit into a fielder's choice...the Reds' 13-inning, 1-0 loss was the longest 1-0 game in Postseason history... Entered the season rated by Baseball America the sixth-best player in the organization and the player in the Reds' minor league system with the best infield arm.
2019
Was the Reds' 2019 Minor League Hitter of the Year and an MiLB.com Organizational All-Star... Was Florida State League Player of the Week for 8/19-8/25... Led the Florida State League in doubles and extra-base hits (46) and ranked among the FSL leaders in slugging percentage (3rd), total bases (176, 4th), OPS (.779, 5th), hits (T9th), on-base percentage (10th) and runs (11th)... With 37 doubles tied Christian Colón for the lead among all Reds minor league batters and ranked among the system's leaders in extra-base hits (46, 3rd), RBI (6th), total bases (176, 7th), runs (T7th), hits (8th) and slugging percentage (10th)... Following the season was rated by Baseball America the sixth-best prospect in the organization and the 16th-best prospect in the Florida State League...was rated by MiLB.com the organization's ninth-best prospect... Following the season played for Glendale in the prestigious Arizona Fall League (16g, .213, 3 2b, 1hr, 9rbi, 3sb)... On 1/10/20 was invited to 2020 Major League spring training camp.
