Gerónimo Berroa

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Gerónimo Berroa
Outfielder / Designated hitter
Born: (1965-03-18) March 18, 1965 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 5, 1989 for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
May 30, 2000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics
Batting average	.276
Home runs	101
Runs batted in	382
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1989–1990) Cincinnati Reds (1992) Florida Marlins (1993) Oakland Athletics (1994–1997) Baltimore Orioles (1997) Cleveland Indians (1998) Detroit Tigers (1998) Toronto Blue Jays (1999) Los Angeles Dodgers (2000) Lotte Giants (2002)

Gerónimo Emiliano Berroa (born March 18, 1965) is a former professional baseball outfielder. He played for nine Major League Baseball teams from 1989 to 2000, and also played one seasion in the Korea Baseball Organization in 2002.

Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1983, he quickly worked his way through the minor leagues, finally making his major league debut with the Atlanta Braves on April 5, 1989. Berroa's best season was 1996 when he hit 36 home runs with 106 RBIs for the Oakland Athletics. In 11 major league seasons, he hit 101 home runs, had 692 hits, and 510 strikeouts. Berroa also played for the Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Blue Jays, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He played for the KBO's Lotte Giants in 2002.

On December 20, 2007, Berroa was accused by former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley of using anabolic steroids in a federal agent's affidavit.^[1]

References

Persondata
Name	Berroa, Geronimo
Alternative names
Short description	Baseball player
Date of birth	March 18, 1965
Place of birth	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Date of death
Place of death

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