Let me tell you about Jose Berrios, that strong-arm pitcher everyone’s talking about. You know, he got his start with the Minnesota Twins, them big league boys over in baseball. Back in 2012, the Twins picked him up, a real young fella at the time, from over in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Jose, he’s done a lot since then, and folks around here still keep an eye on him, even after he left the Twins.
So, now, let me say this: it was in 2021 when the Twins let him go, traded him right over to the Toronto Blue Jays. Some folks around the stadium didn’t take it too well, y’know? He was a favorite. They traded him for a young player by the name of Austin Martin, who folks say had a bright future ahead, one of them high draft picks. But still, it was sad seeing Jose head off like that. Minnesota folks, they watched him grow and pitch his heart out for the team, you know?
Jose, he’s got a real big family behind him too. Now that’s a thing! He’s married to Jannieliz Marquez, a real sweet lady, and together they got three kids: a girl named Valentina and two boys, Sebastian and Diego Jose. When you see the whole family out there on the field before a game, you can tell they’re as tight as can be. Baseball might be his career, but his family, that’s his heart.
And here’s a fun tidbit for ya: Jose and another big name in baseball, Javier Baez, are actually family too! Not by blood, though, but by marriage. Their wives are sisters, if you can believe it. The two of them come from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, so they keep close ties, and folks say they get together for family dinners to talk about life, baseball, and the like. Makes you think how tight-knit that Puerto Rican baseball community must be.
Now, back to his career. Jose, he’s no slouch, let me tell ya. Since joining the Blue Jays, he’s gone up against his old Twins team a few times. And wouldn’t ya know it, he won three out of those five games! Imagine that, beatin’ your old team like that. Saturday nights in Minneapolis, people still sit around remembering him – not always happy memories if he’s the one throwing strikes at them, mind you!
Of course, a big question folks have is always about his paycheck. Baseball don’t pay small change, no sir! Right now, he’s sitting on a seven-year contract with the Blue Jays, worth a whopping $131 million. For the 2024 season, Jose is rakin’ in $17 million in base salary alone, and the whole package adds up to about $17.7 million. Makes a person’s head spin, don’t it?
To think, just some years back he was that young man starting with the Twins, moving up from one team to another – from the GCL Twins, then up to the Elizabethton Twins, and from there, climbing his way up to the big leagues. He sure has come a long way, that’s for certain. Folks say he’s still got plenty of fire left in him, so Blue Jays fans have high hopes, and us Twins folks, well, we still keep an eye on him too.
So there you have it – Jose Berrios, from the Twins to the Blue Jays, with family by his side and fans who still cheer him on from all corners. Baseball’s a funny world, don’t you think? One day you’re wearing one team’s colors, and before you know it, you’re playin’ against them. But Jose, he’s taking it all in stride, and he’s makin’ every moment count. Here’s hopin’ the best for him and his family as they go on this journey.
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