Blue Jays Minor League Recap: New Hampshire Faced A Future Ace As Losses Mount Across the Farm System

[Brian Labude]

CURRENT W-L Records

-Buffalo Bisons: 29-42
-New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 29-38
-Vancouver Canadians: 37-30
-Dunedin Blue Jays: 34-32
-FCL Blue Jays: 20-15
-DSL Blue Jays Blue: 4-9
-DSL Blue Jays Red: 5-8

Transactions
06/20/25 - Toronto Blue Jays optioned LF Will Robertson to Buffalo Bisons.
06/20/25 - Toronto Blue Jays optioned LHP Justin Bruihl to Buffalo Bisons.
06/20/25 - RHP Colby Martin assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays.
06/19/25 - Buffalo Bisons placed LF RJ Schreck on the 7-day injured list.
06/19/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated 3B Damiano Palmegiani.
06/19/25 - DSL Blue Jays Blue activated C Franklin Rojas from the 7-day injured list.
06/19/25 - LHP Grif Hughes assigned to FCL Blue Jays.

Buffalo Bisons

Buffalo (4), Worcester (9) - 6/19
Box Score

In the Thursday tilt between Buffalo and Worcester, the Bisons struck first. They started to get a string of hits together in the second inning in the form of a double by Joey Loperfido, an RBI double from Yohendrick Pinango, and an RBI single from Ali Sánchez. In the bottom of the third, things unraveled though. Trayce Thompson drove in a run with a double and then Blake Sabol drove three runs in with a triple. In the fourth, the Red Sox were back at it, scoring four more runs on four hits and a walk. Buffalo tried to rally in the sixth, scoring two runs on a Loperfido RBI single and a Pinango RBI groundout. The Red Sox would add one more on a Corey Rosier home run in the seventh and win this one 9-4. 

Joey Loperfido- 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B

Kevin Gowdy- 1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Buffalo (1), Worcester (7) - 6/20
Box Score

Friday night saw the Buffalo Bisons jump out to the early lead again. This time it was on an RBI double from Leo Jiménez. Like some previous games, the Bisons did not capitalize on the momentum from the early lead. The Red Sox tied it up in the bottom of the second on a Seby Zavala double. They then took the lead one inning later, when Blaze Jordan hit a rocket single to center field. Things went quiet for a few innings until an RBI single from the Red Sox scored two more and put their lead at three. In the bottom of the seventh, the Red Sox continued the onslaught, as they would score two runs on a Jordan triple and finish off the scoring with a sacrifice fly. It was another hard day for Buffalo with the bats, losing this one 7-1. 

Leo Jiménez- 2-4, 0 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B

Adam Macko- 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

New Hampshire (1), Somerset (5) - 6/19
Box Score

Thursday's game pitted the New Hampshire bats against a tough righty from Somerset, Carlos Lagrange. It was a monumental failure for New Hampshire, a truly terrible day. Lagrange only went 5 1/3 innings, but it was one of, if not the best, pitching performances in the minor leagues this season. The Fisher Cats only got three hits, two walks, and one run against him. Twelve of the 16 outs he recorded came via the strikeout. He stuck out all nine batters in the lineup once and then Dasan Brown, Devonte Brown, and Eddinson Paulino a second time. The only run New Hampshire would get was on a Ryan McCarty single, scoring Charles McAdoo in the sixth. On the flip side, Grant Rogers took the mound and was very good himself. He went six innings, only allowing four hits and a walk. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, the error bug came back out for the Fisher Cats and Rogers gave up three runs (two of which were unearned). The highlight of the scoring for Somerset against Rogers was a solo home run by high rising prospect George Lombard Jr. Somerset added two runs in the eighth on a home run from Rafael Flores and an RBI double from Cole Gabrielson. New Hampshire went down in this one without a fight, 5-1.

Ryan McCarty: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K

Grant Rogers: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

New Hampshire (5), Somerset (7) - 6/20
Box Score

New Hampshire looked to get back in the winning column on Friday night against Somerset. The Fisher Cats got on the scoreboard quickly in the bottom of the first inning, Gabriel Martinez singled home Cade Doughty and Charles McAdoo, who had walked and doubled respectively. They gave one back to Somerset in the next half inning from Tyler Hardman's single. The big power bat from Somerset, Spencer Jones, tied the game up on a blast in the top of the third. In the top of the fourth, Somerset scored four on three straight doubles and then Spencer Jones’ single. All four were unearned runs, after Jay Harry kept the inning going with an error. New Hampshire cut into the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. McAdoo singled home Harry and Doughty, aided by a Spencer Jones error in left field. Jace Bohrofen then doubled, scoring McAdoo and bringing New Hampshire to within one run of Somerset. A passed ball in the sixth extended Somerset's lead by one. New Hampshire never got anything else going and fell again to Somerset, this time 7-5.

Charles McAdoo: 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B, 1 SB

Nate Garkow: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Vancouver Canadians

Vancouver (9), Eugene (5) - 6/19
Box Score

In a must-win game for the Canadians to continue to have the chance to clinch the first-half title, the Canadians offense went out in full force. They went up early with a Je’Von Ward double to score Cutter Coffey and Arjun Nimmala in the first, and then Aaron Parker hit a two-run bomb to make it 4-0 for the Canadians. Chris McElvain wasn’t sharp as he gave up five runs in two and a third innings pitched to give Emeralds the lead. Pat Gallagher came in to replace him, and pitched well, not allowing a single run in three and a thirds innings. Carter Cunningham came up in the sixth with Eddie Micheletti Jr. on base and took the lead back with a two-run homer, and then in the eighth inning the Canadians scored three more runs. The Canadians combined for 12 hits and six walks with four stolen bases, however the Everett AquaSox also won their game, which guaranteed them the first-half title as they had the tiebreaker between the Canadians and themselves, but it was a valiant effort from the Canadians, who went 20-3 to end the first-half. 

Carter Cunningham - 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR, 2 SB

Pat Gallagher - 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

Vancouver (1), Eugene (4) - 6/20
Box Score

It was a close game for the first six and a half innings, as although Nick Goodwin broke the tie in the top of the second with a solo homer, Vaun Brown hit a sac fly to tie it up immediately after. The game remained tied until the bottom of the second inning, as JJ Sanchez lost his command along with some really shaky defense behind him which resulted in a bunt scoring in a run for the Emeralds to take the lead, as well as a few stolen bases. Jonah Cox came up with two outs and hit an inside the park homer to make it 4-1 for the Emeralds, and the Canadians offense couldn’t muster up anything else. Arjun Nimmala had a two-hit night and Sean Keys had his 14th double of the season, but other than those two and Goodwin, the offense was very quiet. 

Fernando Perez - 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

Perez continues to be solid for the Canadians, lowering his season ERA to 4.06 and showcasing his strong command, walking no batters.

Nick Goodwin - 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR

Goodwin hit his career high tenth homer of the season, which makes him the second Canadian to have double-digit home runs behind Arjun Nimmala. 

Dunedin Blue Jays 

Dunedin (7), Clearwater (2) - 6/19 
Box Score

The D-Jays earned a strong victory against the Threshers off the backs of strong performances from Peyton Powell and Austin Cates. Bryce Arnold knocked in the first run in the third inning to score Kendry Chirinos, and Peyton Powell hit his first pro homer in the top of the next inning. In the sixth inning, Tucker Toman continued his hot month with another RBI single. Speedy Lizandro Rodriguez stole home for the fourth run of the game, and then Powell knocked in two more runs with his third hit of the game to make it 6-0. Sam Shaw joined in on the fun, scoring Powell with an RBI single to make it seven unanswered for the Jays. Gilberto Batista was solid in relief after Cates, but allowed two runs to score in the bottom of the ninth, which forced Nate LaRue in, who got the last out to end the game. 

Peyton Powell - 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR

Powell had his best game of his short career, with his first professional homer and his first three-hit game. The 24-year old is old for the level but has been a very productive hitter in the first half of the season. 

Austin Cates - 5 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 7 K

After the promotion of Trey Yesavage, Khal Stephen and Gage Stanifer, Austin Cates has stepped up and anchored the starting rotation for the D-Jays. Since May 11th, Cates has only allowed one earned run or less for a 1.30 ERA.

Dunedin (0), Clearwater (1) - 6/20
Box Score

The Blue Jays and the Threshers had a classic pitching duel, as Landen Maroudis got his second start in Dunedin this season, and pitched four scoreless innings. Clearwater starter Ryan Degges also pitched a strong game, with the Jays only threatening with a runner on second and third with two outs in the top of the second inning, but Edward Duran ended up lining out. Degges went seven scoreless innings himself, and on the Jays end, Elander Alcalde lowered his ERA to 1.54 with two no-hit innings. Johan Simon came in, and he gave up the winning run in the seventh inning on a balk, as Kevin Warunek for the Threshers got the save with two scoreless innings.

Bryce Arnold - 2-3, 1 BB

Landen Maroudis - 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Maroudis still has depressed velocity, sitting just 90-92 on the fastball as he’s still not fully recovered from his surgery, but he mixed his pitches really well and suppressed hard contact. If his velocity returns to where it was pre-elbow surgery, he’ll be back on the breakout path. 

FCL Blue Jays

F-BLU (5), F-TIG (11) - 6/19
Box Score

Brandon Barriera got the start for the Blue Jays squad and it went about as poorly or worse than his last rehab start. He walked the first batter, hit the second batter, and finally got an out by striking out the third hitter of the game. Unfortunately, it went more sideways from there. Two wild pitches later and a run would score, giving the Tigers team the lead to start this one. Barriera would then give up an RBI single to center field, get a fly out, and then give up another base runner on a single again. After he was pulled, the Tigers team drove in two runs immediately on a two-run RBI double after another wild pitch. A walk and another RBI single would put the Tigers up five before the Blue Jays could hit. In the bottom of the first, Andres Arias would drive in two runs with a single and Drew Jemison would add a run on a groundout to bring the deficit to two for the Blue Jays. They would score on an RBI double from Alex De Jesus in the bottom of the fourth. The Tigers would run away with the game from there, as they added two home runs, one being an inside-the-park homer. The Blue Jays fell in this one 11-5. 

Andres Arias- 2-3, 0 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

Holden Wilkerson- 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

F-BLU (4), F-YAN (3) - 6/20
Box Score

The Blue Jays team jumped out in front, in this game with the Yankees. David Beckles roped an RBI triple in the first and Andres Arias added a run when the Yankees threw the ball around, allowing a run to score on the error. In the third, the Yankees got on the board with an RBI double and tied the game with a sacrifice fly. The Yankees took the lead in the sixth from an Ediel Rivera sacrifice fly. Alex De Jesus pushed across a run for the Blue Jays on a ground out, then a wild pitch to go with a throwing error in the eighth allowed the Blue Jays to score the winning run. They won this one 4-3. 

Dariel Ramon- 3-5, 1 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K 

Diego Dominguez- 3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

DSL Blue Jays Blue 

D-BJB (5), D-WSX (1) F/7 - 6/19
Box Score

Franklin Rojas got the scoring started in the bottom of the first for BJB against WSX on Thursday. His single would score Rafael Flores from second base and give BJB the 1-0 lead. After WSX tied the game up in the third, BJB took the lead back in the bottom half with a single from Angel Guzman, scoring Esmeiquel Arrieche. In the bottom of the fifth, BJB's lead grew by one from a blast by Flores, his first home run of the season. They added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth on a Rojas sacrifice fly and a balk that scored Flores. BJB took the game by a score of 5-1.

Rafael Flores: 2-4, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR

Deiker Pineda: 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K

D-BJB (8), D-ARB (2) - 6/20 - Game 1
Box Score

BJB played a doubleheader Friday against the Arizona Black (ARB) team. BJB had two big innings in the game, in which they scored three runs in each. In the bottom of the first, Cristopher Polanco and Rafael Flores scored on Darwin Núñez's single and Franklin Rojas scored on a wild pitch. In the bottom of the fifth, Rojas singled in a run, then would eventually score on a wild pitch. The last run of the inning came from Núñez's double, scoring Juarlin Soto. They tacked on two more runs in the sixth, on their way to an easy 6-2 win. 

Darwin Núñez: 3-3, 3 RBI, 1 2B

Angel Rivero: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

D-BJB (1), D-ARB (5) - 6/20 - Game 2
Box Score

In the second game of the doubleheader, BJB did not have as good of a game. Down 3-0 in the top of the fifth, BJB loaded the bases and cashed in a run on a single from Rafael Flores, scoring Elian Reyes. Angel Guzman then grounded out to end the best scoring threat they had for the game. In the seventh, BJB got two men on, but Guzman again grounded out and ended the game with them losing 5-1. 

Rafael Flores: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K

Manuel Suero: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

DSL Blue Jays Red

D-BJR (5), D-ANG (4)  - 6/19
Box Score

BJR took on the Angels DSL team Thursday morning. They racked up a ton of hits in this one, 12 and fought hard throughout the game. In the top of the second inning, they got three singles to load the bases, before Elaineiker Coronado doubled home all three runners. In the top of the fourth, Kennew Blanco did more damage via a double that scored Coronado and Juan Sanchez. ANG got the lead down to one in the seventh, with an RBI groundout and a run that scored from a throwing error by the catcher on a stolen base attempt. BJR held on late and won this game 5-4.

Nestor Urbina: 4-5, 1 R, 2 2B

Victor Espiritu: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

D-BJR (3), D-GIO (5) - 6/20
Box Score

Down 4-0 in the top of the seventh inning, BJR finally started to get things going and got on the scoreboard. Pascual Archila walked, would end up on second base after an error on a pick off attempt, and then scored when Nestor Urbina singled to center field. In the top of the eighth, the power was on display, with Juan Sanchez and Kennew Blanco hitting back-to-back home runs, cutting their deficit to one. GIO added an insurance run in the eighth and BJB went down in order in the bottom of the ninth, losing 5-4. 

Juan Sanchez: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR

Miguel Pantoja: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Day
Pitcher of the Period: RHP Grant Rogers (New Hampshire): 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

Hitter of the Period: SS Rafael Flores (DSL Blue Jays Red): 6-10, 5 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR

Prospect Summary (Last 2 Days)

Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Hitters
Rank	Player	Team	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS
1	Arjun Nimmala	Vancouver	10	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
5	Alan Roden	MLB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Orelvis Martinez	Buffalo	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	Yohendrick Pinango	Buffalo	8	1	2	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0
13	Josh Kasevich	Dunedin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Jonatan Clase	MLB	6	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0
17	RJ Schreck	Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Sam Shaw	Dunedin	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
20	Victor Arias	Vancouver	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

 

Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Pitchers
Rank	Player	Team	BF	G	GS	IP	H	HR	ER	BB	K
2	Trey Yesavage	New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ricky Tiedemann	Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Khal Stephen	Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Johnny King	FCL Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Kendry Rojas	Dunedin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Landen Maroudis	Dunedin	14	1	1	4	1	0	0	2	3
10	Gage Stanifer	Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Jake Bloss	Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Juaron Watts-Brown	New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Adam Macko	Buffalo	17	1	1	4	4	0	2	0	5
18	Brandon Barriera	FCL Jays	6	1	1	0.2	2	0	4	1	1

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