Toro signs with Red Sox

ABC alum Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) has signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.

January 28, 2025

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

Canadian infielder Abraham Toro has signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox, according to Daniel Álvarez-Montes, of El Extra Base.

The deal includes an invite to big league spring training.

In 2024, Toro (Longueuil, Que.) was designated for assignment by the Oakland A’s on August 27 after batting .240 with six home runs and 26 RBIs in 94 big league games with them. The 27-year-old Quebec native completed the season with the triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.

It was a disappointing finish to a season that began with so much promise for Toro. The switch-hitting infielder had 39 hits for the A’s in the month of May, which was the most in the major leagues. But Toro suffered a hamstring injury on June 21 that sidelined him for a month and he went just 9-for-60 in 21 games after his return.

In total, Toro has played in parts of six major league seasons with the Houston Astros, Brewers, Seattle Mariners and A’s. In 365 big league games, he owns a .220 batting average with 34 home runs and has 134 RBIs.

In 2023, he suited up for Canada at the World Baseball Classic and went 5-for-15 (.333 batting average) in four games.

Originally selected in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft by the Astros, the ABC Academy alum made his big-league debut on August 22, 2019.