José Barrero
José Israel Barrero (born José Israel García; April 5, 1998) is a Cuban professional baseball shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was known as Jose García before changing his name to José Barrero in 2021. Career. Barrero played for the Cuban national baseball team in the 2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup and in the Cuban National Series for the Industriales. He signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent in June 2017. Barrero made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dayton Dragons. He played 2019 with the Daytona Tortugas and  after the season played in the Arizona Fall League. The Reds invited him to their Spring Training in 2020. Barrero made his MLB debut on August 27, 2020 against the Milwaukee Brewers. He hit .194 with no home runs and 2 RBIs in 24 games for Cincinnati in 2020, and he started the 2021 season with the Chattanooga Lookouts. Personal life. On May 29, 2021, he changed his name from José García to José Barrero in honor of his mother, who died due to a COVID-19 related illness.