Blue Jays Minor League Recap: Masterful Pitching Performances and Monster Days At The Plate Across The Farm System

[Brian Labude]

CURRENT W-L Records

-Buffalo Bisons: 35-54
-New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 34-51
-Vancouver Canadians: 48-36
-Dunedin Blue Jays: 38-43
-FCL Blue Jays: 28-22
-DSL Blue Jays Blue: 13-15
-DSL Blue Jays Red: 12-16

Transactions
07/11/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated RHP Bobby Milacki.
07/11/25 - Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of RHP Tommy Nance from Buffalo Bisons.
07/11/25 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated RF Je'Von Ward from the 7-day injured list.
07/10/25 - Buffalo Bisons transferred RHP Bobby Milacki to the Development List.
07/10/25 - 1B Buddy Kennedy assigned to Buffalo Bisons.
07/10/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated LHP Amir Garrett from the 60-day injured list.
07/10/25 - Buffalo Bisons sent LHP Easton Lucas on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays.
07/10/25 - RHP Juan Ramirez assigned to DSL Blue Jays Red from DSL Blue Jays Blue.
07/10/25 - Dunedin Blue Jays sent C Brock Tibbitts on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays.

Buffalo Bisons

Buffalo (7), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (11) - 7/10

Box Score

The Bisons put together a string of base runners in the first inning of this game. Michael Stefanic was hit by a pitch, Jonatan Clase moved him to third with a double, and Alan Roden drove him in with a sacrifice fly to give Buffalo the early lead. In the bottom of the inning, the RailRiders tied the game with a sacrifice fly of their own. In the third, Buffalo put up a four spot, when Roden had an RBI groundout, Buddy Kennedy followed with an RBI fielder's choice, and then Yohendrick Pinango blasted a two-run home run. The RailRiders again responded immediately with two runs on an RBI double and RBI single. In the fourth inning, two more runs were added for the RailRiders via RBI singles. The Bisons took the lead in the seventh on Riley Tirotta's RBI groundout. Unfortunately, the RailRiders responded quickly once more, this time with six runs on two more RBI singles and two errors from the Bisons. Tirotta added a late RBI double for Buffalo, but they would go on to lose big, 11-7. 

 

Michael Stefanic- 3-4, 2 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K

Amir Garrett- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Buffalo (1), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (10) - 7/11

Box Score

The Friday contest between the two teams was a slugfest, for just the RailRiders. They scored often against the Buffalo starting pitcher Adam Kloffenstein. In the third inning, it was a three-run home run from T.J. Rumfield that did the damage. Then in the fourth, an error resulted in a run, then an RBI single, and the inning was capped off with a Spencer Jones three-run blast. In the sixth, two more RBI singles would put the RailRiders up 10 runs. The lone run on the day for Buffalo came from a Yohendrick Pinango sacrifice fly in the seventh. Buffalo only managed to have three hits in the game, while giving up 13 to the RailRiders on their way to losing this one 10-1. 

Rainer Nunez- 2-3, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K

Mason Fluharty- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

New Hampshire (0), Somerset (1) - 7/10

Box Score

Thursday's game between New Hampshire and Somerset was a breakout game for Fisher Cats starting pitcher Kendry Rojas. In just his second start at Double-A, Rojas made one of the statements of the year via his performance on the field. A statement saying “Don't forget about me!” He struck out two batters in the bottom of the first inning and one each in the second and third. From there, it was strikeout after strikeout for Rojas, six in a row to be precise. He wrapped up his day, throwing five innings, giving up only two hits, zero walks, and striking out an eye-popping 10 batters. The New Hampshire bats couldn't take advantage of the position Rojas put them in though, only managing one hit of their own in that span. Nate Garkow came into the game for Rojas and pitched just as well, keeping the game scoreless through seven innings. However, Somerset would break the tie in the bottom of the eighth inning when George Lombard Jr. smacked an RBI single to center field. New Hampshire got two men on in the ninth, but their rally fell short, as Alex De Jesus flew out to right to end the game, the Fisher Cats fell 1-0 in another pitcher's duel. 

Jackson Hornung: 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 2B

Kendry Rojas: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K

New Hampshire (3), Somerset (5) 7/11

Box Score

Friday night's game against Somerset started off very poorly for New Hampshire. It was not just one strikeout in the first inning, or two, not even three, but four strikeouts. Charles McAdoo reached first base on a dropped third strike and throwing error by Somerset's catcher, allowing for the rare feat. In the bottom of the second inning, Juaron Watts-Brown got into a self-inflicted jam, losing the strike zone and walking the first three batters of the inning. After getting two outs without allowing a run to score, he lost the plate again and walked Max Burt, allowing the first run of the game to score. Pat Gallagher came in for Watts-Brown and walked the first batter he faced, before striking out Rafael Flores to get out of the inning with New Hampshire down 2-0. In the top of the fourth, the Fisher Cats evened up the game on the backs of a Robert Brooks RBI double and an Alex De Jesus RBI single. Brendan Jones got the lead back for Somerset with an RBI single of his own in the bottom half of the inning. Two solo home runs from Somerset's Dylan Jasso and Cam Edwn would extend the lead to three, 5-2. Gabriel Martinez cut into the deficit in the top of the eighth with an RBI single, but New Hampshire couldn't get any more runs and fell 5-3. 

Gabriel Martinez: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB

Pat Gallagher: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Vancouver Canadians

Vancouver (6), Hillsboro (1) - 7/10

Box Score

Vancouver put together a complete game against the Hops, as the pitching kept the Hops to only one run, as Fernando Perez pitched five strong scoreless innings. Daniel Eagen outdueled Perez to a tune of six no-hit innings with six strikeouts, but once Victor Morales came in for him, the Canadians struck, with Eddie Micheletti Jr. driving in Cutter Coffey on a sac fly. Cutter Coffey was the RBI man in the next inning, knocking in Victor Arias with a single, and Irv Carter pitched three scoreless innings himself right after Perez was taken out. The Hops bullpen continued to struggle, with them walking the bases loaded and then walking two more batters to make it 4-0 Canadians. Cutter Coffey then hit double number 19 on the season to score two more runs, and Javen Coleman allowed one run to score before finishing off the game. 

Cutter Coffey - 3-5, 1 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B

Since May, Coffey has hit .289, with 15 doubles and three home runs for a 117 wRC+, walking 11.4% of the time and striking out 23.7% of the time. 

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

Perez continues his excellent summer, dropping his season ERA to 3.73 now. The Nicaraguan refuses to walk anybody and by being in the zone so often is able to generate some strikeouts. 

Vancouver (4), Hillsboro (3) - 7/11

Box Score

Khal Stephen took the bump again and dominated, showcasing that he’s way too good for High-A. The 22-year old righty allowed the first run to score after a ground-rule double into another double, but then allowed no other runs in the rest of his six innings pitched. Sean Keys turned that lead into a tie game with a swing of the bat, going opposite field the half-inning after, and then with two runners on Carter Cunningham hit himself a three-run homer in the top of the sixth to make it 4-1 for the Canadians. Johan Simon made his Canadians debut and earned a three-inning save, allowing two runs (one unearned), while striking out two, and walking one. 

Sean Keys - 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR

Keys joined the double-digit homer club for the Canadians, hitting a solo shot to tie the game up.

Khal Stephen- 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

Dunedin Blue Jays 

Dunedin (6), Palm Beach (9) - 7/10

Box Score

Colby Holcombe had one of his worst starts as a professional, allowing five runs in the first inning and putting the D-Jays down early. Eliander Alcalde was also uncharacteristicly run-prone, as he allowed three more runs in two innings of work as the Jays struggled to get anyone out. After eight unanswered runs from the Cardinals, the Jays began to chip at the lead, with JR Freethy getting an RBI-single in the top of the fifth. Sammy Hernandez hit a bomb to make it an eight run lead again, but the Jays scored three runs in the top of the sixth, and Alexis Hernandez hit his fourth homer of the year to make it 6-9 for Palm Beach, but the D-Jays could not complete the comeback. 

JR Freethy - 4-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB

Freethy got on base all five times he stepped up to the plate and has picked up where he left off before hitting the injured list near the start of the season.

Jack Esheleman - 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Dunedin (5), Palm Beach (3) - 7/11 - F/6

Box Score

It was a noon game for the D-Jays, and Holden Wilkerson made his Low-A debut. The Jays got up early on Leonel Sequera, scoring three runs in the second on a pair of singles, but the Cardinals rallied back a bit with two runs in the bottom of the third. Edward Duran made the lead a bit bigger with a single in the fifth, and that same inning Tucker Toman had an RBI-groundout to make it 5-2. The Cardinals scored one more run on Bennett Flynn before the game was called due to the rain. 

Edward Duran - 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI

Holden Wilkerson - 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 4 K

Wilkerson made his Low-A debut after a strong start in the FCL. 

FCL Blue Jays

F-BLU (3), F-PHI (1) - 7/10 - Game 1

Box Score

This matchup between the Blue Jays and Phillies squads kicked off in the second inning, continuing a suspended game from last week. Dariel Ramon singled in the third inning and was driven in for the first run of the game by a David Beckles single. In the fifth, a Jose Familia single would tie the game at one for the Phillies team. In the bottom of the sixth, Beckles singled, Yorman Licourt singled, and then Enmanuel Bonilla drove in a run with a single as well. With the one run lead, Aldo Gaxiola drove a double to left field, scoring Beckles who had singled again earlier in the eighth inning. The Blue Jays team would win this one 3-1. 

David Beckles- 3-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 

Brandon Barriera- 2 IP, 0 BB, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

F-BLU (1), F-PHI (2) - F/7 - 7/10 - Game 2

Box Score

In the second game of the day versus the Phillies team, the Blue Jays would take the early deficit when they surrendered an RBI double to Cesar Mujica in the second inning. The Blue Jays would tie it in the third, when Brock Tibbitts drove in a run on an infield single to the shortstop. In the fourth, the Phillies took the lead on an RBI single by Lou Albrecht. The Blue Jays team would struggle to put together hits and base runners the rest of the game, as they lost this game 2-1. 

Brock Tibbitts- 3-3, 0 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B

Brett Garcia- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

F-BLU (3), F-PHI (9) - 7/11

Box Score

In another game versus the Phillies squad, the Blue Jays team started behind on the scoreboard again. Francisco Loretto smashed a home run in the first inning, a two-run shot. Andres Arias and Juan Rosas tied the game up at two for the Blue Jays team with RBI singles in the second inning. It was quiet until the sixth, when Loretto launched his second home run of the game and Jaeden Calderon had an RBI single putting the Phillies team up two. In the seventh, the Phillies team added five runs on a walk with the bases loaded, an error, and three wild pitches bringing in runs. The Blue Jays team would add one more run via an Enmanuel Bonilla single, but it wasn't enough as they would lose the game 9-3. 

David Beckles- 3-5, 1 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K

Pedro Tucent- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

DSL Blue Jays Blue 

D-BJB (9), D-CLG (5) - 7/10

Box Score

The BJB team got their swings back on track against CLG on Thursday morning down on the island. Already trailing 3-0 in the bottom of the third inning, BJB got an RBI single from Franklin Rojas to score Cristopher Polanco and a sacrifice fly from Juarlin Soto to score Rafael Flores. In the fifth, Polanco scored on a wild pitch to tie the game up at three a piece. In the sixth, J.T. Bain singled home Yeicer Crespo to tie it up at four. In the bottom of the seventh Esmeiquel Arrieche drew a bases-loaded walk to add a run and Crespo had a two-RBI single to left field to give BJB the lead 7-5. Later in the inning, Polanco added a two-RBI single of his own to increase the lead, Daniel Dominguez would get thrown out at third base on the play, ending the big rally. BJB held on from there, winning this one 9-5. 

Cristopher Polanco: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB

Deiker Pineda: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

D-BJB (5), D-PIG (3) - 7/11

Box Score

Friday's game saw BJB get on the scoreboard first, when Rafael Flores blasted a ball over the left field wall for his second home run of the season, this one a solo shot. Down 2-1 in the top of the seventh, Daniel Dominguez decided to see how far he could hit a ball, smacking his second home run of the season as well, tying it up at two. Later in the inning, Cristopher Polanco scored on a wild pitch to give BJB the lead. After PIG tied the game back up in the bottom half of the inning, Polanco singled home Carlos Garcia in the eighth. Esmeiquel Arrieche added a run on a sacrifice fly in the ninth, as BJB won the game 5-3. 

Rafael Flores: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR

Angel Rivero: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB 5 K

DSL Blue Jays Red

D-BJR (8), D-PHR (3) - 7/10

Box Score

It was a hit parade on Thursday morning for BJR, as they tallied 15 base knocks in their game against PHR. The top of the first was the big inning for BJR, Kennew Blanco started it off with an RBI single, scoring Juan Sanchez. It was then followed up by a fielder's choice that scored Elaineiker Coronado. After a Pascual Archila single, Nestor Urbina tripled home Randy Soto and Archila. Nicolas Vergara capped off the scoring with an RBI single that gave BJR the early 5-0 lead. In the sixth, Blanco added another run on an RBI single to right field. BJR wasn't done though, in the ninth Urbina continued his monster day at the plate with an RBI double and then scored later in the inning on a double play ball. BJR coasted to a 8-3 win. 

Nestor Urbina: 5-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 2B, 1 3B

Bryan Borbon: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

D-BJR (1), D-GIO (4) - 7/11

Box Score

BJR did not have near the amount of success as they did in Thursday's game. In fact, the scoring for BJR was non-existent until the ninth. They had a good opportunity in the fourth, getting a lead-off double by Randy Soto and a walk by Pascual Archila. They had two men on and no outs, but Nestor Urbina would strikeout and Luis Felipe grounded into a double play. In the fifth, BJR had runners on second and third and only one out, but Elaineiker Coronado popped up to third base and Kennew Blanco flew out to center, ending the scoring threat. Down 4-0 in the bottom of the ninth, BJR got the bases loaded on three singles, then Keegan Pieternella singled home Archila, cutting the lead to three. Juan Sanchez then came to the plate to be a hero, failing in that endeavor, when he grounded out to third base to end the game, BJR fell 4-1. 

Pascual Archila: 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 2B

Miguel Pantoja: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Day

Pitcher of the Period: LHP Kendry Rojas (New Hampshire) - 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K

Hitter of the Period: 2B Nestor Urbina (DSL Blue Jays Red) - 5-9, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B, 1 3B

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	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
5	Alan Roden	Buffalo	9	3	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
6	Orelvis Martinez	Buffalo	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
11	Yohendrick Pinango	Buffalo	8	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	0
13	Josh Kasevich	Dunedin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Jonatan Clase	Buffalo	9	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
17	RJ Schreck	Buffalo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
19	Sam Shaw	Dunedin	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	Victor Arias	Vancouver	10	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	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	20	1	1	6	3	0	1	0	5
7	Johnny King	Dunedin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Kendry Rojas	Dunedin	17	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	10
9	Landen Maroudis	Dunedin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	9	1	1	1.2	0	0	2	4	1
16	Adam Macko	Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Brandon Barriera	FCL Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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