Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Hitters of the Month – June 2025

[Simon Li]

As the first half of the season has come to a close, and the weather has started to heat up, so too have some of the Jays' minor league bats. There have been a lot of changes within the system recently, as certain prospects have earned call-ups and hitters who were hot in May started to cool off, but other hitters heated up to replace their production. It was very difficult to whittle down this list to something manageable, as each team in the system had some very productive hitters this past month. These were the best minor league hitters in the Toronto Blue Jays' system in June:

Honourable Mentions
1B/OF - Jackson Hornung  - High-A Vancouver/Double-A New Hampshire
.337/.379/.488, 138 wRC+, 5.2 BB%, 36.1 K%, 2 HR, 5 2B, 1 3B

The former catcher struggled defensively last season, so the Jays converted him to a full-time first baseman/left fielder, and his bat has begun to come around. He’s still striking out at an above-average clip, but Hornung was good enough to earn a promotion to Double A, where he had 11 hits in his first six games. 

OF - Eddie Micheletti Jr. - High-A Vancouver
.229/.389/.486, 138 wRC+, 17.8 BB%, 16.7 K%, 5 HR, 2 2B

The 2024 eighth-rounder has started to make some really good contact. His batting average is still below average, but he makes up for it with strong plate discipline, and when he does make contact, it is loud contact. 

3B - Tucker Toman - Single-A Dunedin
.329/.386/.468, 142 wRC+, 6.8 BB%, 23.9 K%, 2 HR, 5 2B

The former second-round pick had struggled at times throughout his minor league career, but he had a hot June to bring his season numbers back above average. Toman is repeating Single A for the third time, but hopefully, the talent that got him drafted in the second round is starting to shine through. 

3B/SS/OF - Rafael Flores - DSL Blue Jays Blue
.298/.512/.421, 167 wRC+, 19.5 BB%, 12.2 K%, 1 HR, 1 3B, 2 2B, 9 HBP

Flores was an unheralded international free agent signing, and the 18-year-old has been awesome for his second year in the Dominican Summer League. He’s walking nearly 20% of the time and hit his first professional homer in June. 

2B/3B - Ryan McCarty - Triple-A Buffalo Bisons/Double-A New Hampshire
.323/.417/.452, 156 wRC+, 12.5 BB%, 25.0 K%, 1 HR, 5 2B

McCarty just missed out on the list, as the former Division III standout moved from Triple A at the beginning of the month back down to Double A. McCarty is another older prospect who has shown some strong recent success. 

Blue Jays Top Five Minor League Hitters in June
5. 3B/SS - Cutter Coffey  - High-A Vancouver
.337/.412/.506, 150 wRC+, 11.8 BB%, 24.5 K%, 2 HR, 9 2B

The 21-year-old infielder was acquired in the Danny Jansen trade and has adjusted well to Vancouver after struggling when he was first acquired. Coffey hasn’t shown as much power as he did last season with the Red Sox organization but has raised his batting average after starting to swing more, despite a lower contact rate. His line drive rate is up on the season, as well as his pull percentage. All three of the players acquired in the Jansen trade have been performing well so far this season.

4. 3B/SS - Nick Goodwin - High-A Vancouver
.250/.372/.594, 153 wRC+, 15.2 BB%, 24.1 K%, 7 HR, 1 2B

Goodwin had a massive power surge at the beginning of June, hitting six of his seven homers of the month in the first week. Pitchers began to pitch around him more after that stretch, and he continued to maintain a solid approach, walking more and taking what the pitchers were giving him. The 2023 seventh-round pick just finished his best month with the organization. 

3. 1B/3B - Riley Tirotta - Triple-A Buffalo
.311/.429/.446, 16.5 BB%, 23.1 K%, 2 HR, 4 2B

Tirotta slowed down in May after a hot April but began to heat up again in June. The Jays will be looking for a right-handed bat at the trade deadline, but if they can’t find the right player on the open market, they may have to look internally at Tirotta. The power wasn't as prevalent in June as it was previously, but his plate discipline was much improved, as he lowered his strikeout rate. 

2. OF - Will Robertson - Triple-A Buffalo Bisons
.320/.393/.760, 183 wRC+, 11.5 BB%, 24.6 K%, 6 HR, 4 2B

Robertson just missed out on the number one spot because he was a little too good in June; when the Blue Jays placed Nathan Lukes on the 7-day IL, they called up Robertson, so he didn’t get enough minor league plate appearances to warrant the top spot. However, don’t discount how good the lefty slugger has been for the Bisons. As a platoon bat, he absolutely mashes righties, and he showed a lot of pop in more limited time relative to his peers. 

1. OF - Je’Von Ward - High-A Vancouver
.242/.467/.500, 167 wRC+, 30.0 BB%, 22.2 K%, 3 HR, 2 2B, 3 3B

Ward was signed in 2024 after being released by the Brewers organization and is repeating High A for the fourth season now. The 26-year-old outfielder has been much better with the Jays organization compared to the Brewers organization.

Ward had an absurd walk rate this past month due to a very passive approach, but it worked very well for him, as he now leads the farm system in OBP. The Jays have had success with late-blooming prospects in the past, so hopefully Ward is the next. Ward earned himself a promotion to Double-A New Hampshire off of his hot performance in June, and will now have to see if his new approach is effective against more advanced pitchers.  

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