Gerónimo Berroa

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Gerónimo Berroa


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position=Outfielder, DH
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate= birth date and age|1965|3|18
debutdate=April 5
debutyear=1989
debutteam=Atlanta Braves
finaldate=May 30
finalyear=2000
finalteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.276
stat2label=HR
stat2value=101
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=382
teams=
*Atlanta Braves (by|1989-by|1990)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1992)
*Florida Marlins (by|1993)
*Oakland Athletics (by|1994-by|1997)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1997)
*Cleveland Indians (by|1998)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1998)
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|1999)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2000)
highlights=
*36 Home Runs in 1996

Gerónimo Emiliano Berroa (born March 18, 1965 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball player who played for nine teams from 1989 to 2000. Berroa's best season was 1996 when he hit 36 home runs with 106 RBIs for the Oakland Athletics.

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. In his 11 seasons in the major league, he hit 101 home runs, had 692 hits, and 510 strikeouts. Apart from the Braves, Berroa also played for the Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Blue Jays, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

On 20 December 2007, Berroa was accused by former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley of using anabolic steroids in a federal agent's affidavit. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3163889 "Contrary to report, Clemens, Pettitte not named in Grimsley affidavit."] "ESPN.com" 21 December 2007.]

ee also

* Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/berroge01.shtml Baseball Reference]