[2] Barger played 2019 with the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League, hitting .283 with two home runs and eight RBI in 13 games.
[3] He returned in 2021 to play for the Low-A Dunedin Blue Jays and High-A Vancouver Canadians, where he hit .244 with 18 home runs and 82 RBI in 96 games.
He started 2022 with Vancouver before being promoted to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats,[4][5] and later briefly to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.
[7] On April 24, 2024, Barger was promoted to the major leagues for the first time after Kevin Kiermaier was placed on the injured list.
[8] Barger collected his first major league hit on April 29 against the Kansas City Royals.