Gabriel Moreno

Gabriel Moreno (born February 14, 2000, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela) is a right-handed hitting catcher whose MLB debut date was June 11, 2022. Listed at 5-foot-9 and 195 pounds, Moreno’s player position is catcher, and his defensive workload has been heavy: in 2026 he logged 54 games behind the plate with a .997 fielding percentage, 340 putouts, 13 assists, and just one error. He also threw out 7 of 26 attempted base stealers (26.9%) with 2 passed balls. In the 2026 regular season through 58 games, Moreno produced a .282 batting average with a .368 on-base percentage and .804 OPS, totaling 6 home runs, 18 extra-base hits, and 27 RBIs in 195 at-bats. His plate-discipline indicators included 26 walks against 36 strikeouts, plus a .312 BABIP and .154 ISO. Advanced measures in this Gabriel Moreno MLB profile show 1.71 WAR, a 120.1 wRC+, and a .348 wOBA. Statcast-style batted-ball metrics for 2026 included 90.2 mph average launch speed and a 12° average launch angle, with an average home run distance of 395 feet (max 427).