Family, friends await Astros prospect in Canada

Toro among storylines as club heads north of border to face Jays

Revue de presse

By Brian McTaggart, MLB.COM, August 29, 2019

HOUSTON – This weekend’s series against the Blue Jays will be a homecoming of sorts for Astros rookie infielder Abraham Toro, who was born in a suburb of Montreal. His parents moved to Canada from Venezuela shortly before he was born. He can speak French, Spanish and English.

Toro, who was called up earlier this month, said several members of his family, including his mother and sister, will make the 5 1/2-hour drive from Montreal to see his return to his home country. The Astros play in Toronto for a three-game series beginning Friday at Rogers Centre.

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He'll have something to brag about after hitting his first Major League home run in the ninth inning of the Astros' 9-8 loss to the Rays in Thursday's series finale.

“It’s going to be great to see my family and friends,” said Toro, who is ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Astros' No. 6 prospect. “Some of my friends sent me the [Astros] schedule and said, ‘Hey, I’m going to be in Toronto,’ and I said, ‘Why Toronto?’ I looked at the schedule and said, ‘Oh, that’s nice.’ I didn’t even know at first.”

Toro played at Rogers Centre when he was 15 years old during the Tournament 12, which is a national amateur baseball tournament held each September that showcases an opportunity for the best 150 amateur players from Canada. Other than seeing his friends and family, Toro is looking forward to a return to Canada for other reasons.

“I would say going to Tim Hortons,” he said. “That’s one of my spots in the offseason.”

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