On April 4, 2012, the New Jersey Jackals of the Can-Am League announced that they had signed Berroa.

Berroa remains with the Jackals, however, as of August 9, hitting well, and playing regularly in the Jackals outfield.

On July 26, 2012, it was announced that Berroa had formally retired from baseball and is seeking a job in professional soccer.

Berroa was handed the starting shortstop job at the start of the 2003 season after the departure of Neifi Pérez ( despite hitting a disappointing. 194 in the previous season's Dominican Winter League ).

Berroa has also produced declining walk totals in the years after his Rookie of the Year award.

In addition to becoming the sixth Athletics player to be named Rookie of the Year, he was the second shortstop in a row to win the award ( after Angel Berroa of the Kansas City Royals ).

He was rewarded for his effort by being named Rookie of the Year, as the third player in a row who had spent some time in the Athletics organization ( after Angel Berroa in, and Bobby Crosby in 2004 ).

The 2008 season began with the release of fan favorite Mike Sweeney and the trade of Angel Berroa to the Dodgers.

Berroa started the season hitting ninth in the batting order and committing 19 errors in his first 63 games.

Late in the season, manager Tony Peña moved Berroa to the top of the batting order, and Berroa's performance sparked a media debate over who should be the American League Rookie of the Year: Berroa, Devil Rays outfielder Rocco Baldelli, Cleveland Indians outfielder Jody Gerut, or New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui, a former star in the Japanese Baseball Central League.

After a disappointing 2007 spring training, the Royals traded for another shortstop, Tony Peña, Jr. Berroa, having lost his starting shortstop role, spent most of the 2007 season in Triple-A Omaha, appearing in only nine games for the Major League club.

He was named the American League Manager of the Year for his efforts and shortstop Angel Berroa was named AL Rookie of the Year.

Berroa was selected as the 2003 American League Rookie of the Year.

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The Leones del Escogido of the Dominican League won the series led by manager Felipe Rojas Alou and series MVP Geronimo Berroa.

* Angel Berroa, former major league infielder who won the 2003 American League Rookie of the Year award with the Kansas City Royals.

* Angel Berroa 2003 American League Rookie of the Year

This issue arose in 2003 when Hideki Matsui narrowly lost the AL award to Ángel Berroa.

Ángel Maria Berroa Selmo ( born January 27, 1978 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic ) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder.

Berroa was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Oakland Athletics in 1997.

Berroa was acquired in 2001 by the Kansas City Royals from the Oakland Athletics in a three-way trade also involving the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Kansas City acquired Berroa, relief pitcher Roberto Hernández, and backup catcher A. J.

The decision was controversial as Berroa beat out both Baldelli and Matsui in the closest vote since 1980, prompting criticism from Yankee owner George Steinbrenner.

Berroa walked once every 21 plate appearances in 2003, but had fallen to a 36-to-1 PA / BB ratio in 2005.

Berroa was two years older than thought when he was drafted by Oakland and traded to Kansas City.

Berroa with the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 13, 2008.

Berroa received a surprisingly large amount of playing time, hitting. 230 over 226 at bats and starting 64 games at shortstop ( appeared in 84 games overall ).

On January 6, 2009, Berroa agreed to a minor league deal worth $ 900, 000 with the New York Yankees.

On July 11, 2009 the New York Mets signed Berroa to a minor league contract assigned him to Triple-A Buffalo.

On December 17, 2009, Berroa was signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training by the Dodgers.

On April 28, 2010, Berroa signed a minor league contract with the Giants.

The Jackals joined the Northern League for the 1999 season along with the rest of the Northeast League teams after the two leagues approved a merger.

In 2005 the Jackals joined the Can-Am League and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2000 despite posting a winning record of 48 – 44.

The New Jersey Jackals announced a formal rivalry with the Newark Bears shortly after the Bears joined the Can-Am League in 2010.

Breslow joined the Jackals midway through the 2004 season and was bought by the San Diego Padres in 2005, making his major league debut later that season.

Lindsey returned to the Jackals in 2006, played the entire season, and joined the Dodgers in 2007.

After retiring from the major leagues in 1998, Lemke decided to try to become a knuckleball pitcher and joined the Jackals for 1999.

Gil joined the Jackals as part of a comeback attempt in 2005 but was released.

Reyes played for the New York Mets from 2008 – 2009, joined the Jackals in 2010, and was sold by the team to the Boston Red Sox in July 2011.

Jiménez joined the Jackals in the second half of the 2011 season after spending the previous season split between the Rochester Red Wings and the Mexican League.

At 17, he joined his first garage band and spent the next three years in approximately 15 bands including Bronx based band The Jackals featuring John Tempesta on drums and at 18 started studying with acclaimed vocal teacher Don Lawrence.