Blue Jays Minor League Recap: Stanifer Makes Case for Promotion, Tirotta Tries To Power Bisons, McAdoo Keeps Homering

[Daniel Labude]

CURRENT W-L Records

• Buffalo Bisons: 49-73
• New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 50-69
• Vancouver Canadians: 68-52
• Dunedin Blue Jays: 56-60
• FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete
• DSL Blue Jays Blue: Season Complete
• DSL Blue Jays Red: Season Complete

Transactions

• 08/25/25 - Toronto Blue Jays recalled LHP Justin Bruihl from Buffalo Bisons.
• 08/25/25 - Toronto Blue Jays optioned RHP Paxton Schultz to Buffalo Bisons.
• 08/24/25 - Toronto Blue Jays recalled RHP Paxton Schultz from Buffalo Bisons.
• 08/24/25 - RHP Bobby Milacki assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
• 08/24/25 - Toronto Blue Jays optioned LHP Mason Fluharty to Buffalo Bisons.
• 08/24/25 - Dunedin Blue Jays activated OF Braden Barry from the seven-day injured list.
• 08/23/25 - Buffalo Bisons transferred 3B Damiano Palmegiani to the development list.
• 08/23/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated 1B Rainer Nunez.

Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo (3), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (10) - 8/23
Box Score

In the Saturday game between the Bisons and the RailRiders, Buffalo struggled from beginning to end. The RailRiders took the lead in the third inning, when Omar Martinez crushed a solo home run. In the fourth inning, Brennen Davis launched a home run as well for the RailRiders, this one a two-run shot. Buffalo finally scored in the bottom of the fourth, from a Yohendrick Pinango RBI single and a double play ball that scored a second run. The rest of the game went downhill for the Bisons, as the RailRiders crushed three more home runs and ultimately scored nine runs off the Buffalo starting pitcher, Lazaro Estrada. Spencer Jones, Davis, and Jeimer Candelario added the home runs. Buffalo lost this one badly, 10-3. 

Riley Tirotta - 2-4, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B

Joe Mantiply - 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Buffalo (3), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (5) - 8/23
Box Score

In the final game of the series between the Bisons and the RailRiders, Buffalo again struggled mightily with hitting the baseball. They did manage to take the early lead in the third inning, when Tirotta drove in two runs on a single to right field. Buffalo would add another run in the fifth, from a wild pitch that scored Rainer Núñez, who was at third base. In the seventh inning, Andrew Velazquez hit a sacrifice fly, and Duke Ellis doubled in two runs to tie the game. In the eighth inning, the RailRiders took the lead on a Braden Shewmake single. The single would score two runs and give the RailRiders a commanding lead, because Buffalo only managed five hits in the game and only nine total hits in the weekend games. Buffalo lost this one 5-3. 

Riley Tirotta - 2-4, 0 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K

Easton Lucas - 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats
New Hampshire (6), Akron (5) F/11 - 8/23
Box Score

New Hampshire continued their series against Akron on Saturday. They sent Rafael Sanchez to the mound to counter Rorik Maltrud for the RubberDucks. New Hampshire got on the scoreboard first with a big solo home run off the bat of Je'Von Ward in the top of the second inning. In the sixth, both teams had huge innings. New Hampshire was first, scoring four in the top half of the inning. Charles McAdoo provided the timely hit, a big three-run blast to left, scoring Jacob Sharp and Victor Arias. Four batters later, Cade Doughty added an RBI double that scored Ward from second. In the bottom of the sixth, it was Akron's turn. They scored four runs as well, with two RBI singles, a run scoring on a throwing error by Jackson Hornung, and another run coming in on a wild pitch.

New Hampshire's bullpen couldn't hold the lead late, as they coughed up a solo home run to Jacob Cozart in the bottom of the eighth, ultimately sending the game into extra innings. Eddinson Paulino came through for the Fisher Cats with a sacrifice fly in the eleventh, putting them on top by one. In the bottom half of the inning, Yondrei Rojas came in and slammed the door on Akron, securing the 6-5 win. 

Charles McAdoo: 1-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3 K, 1 HR

Nate Garkow: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

New Hampshire (2), Akron (5) - 8/24
Box Score

Sunday's game between New Hampshire and Akron was a pitcher's duel for much of the game. Akron was the first to score, getting an RBI single from Wuilfredo Antunez in the bottom of the fourth inning. In the fifth, they added two more runs, one from an RBI single by Ralphy Velazquez and another on a wild pitch. Things stood at the status quo until the top of the eighth, when New Hampshire finally got on the scoreboard. Two walks and an error loaded the bases for the Fisher Cats, then Ward took ball four and the walk, bringing in Dasan Brown. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, the next batter, Alex De Jesus, struck out on a foul tip and ended the scoring threat. In the bottom of the eighth, Akron managed to scrape across two insurance runs from an RBI triple by Antunez and a sacrifice fly by Jonah Advincula. In the ninth, Ryan McCarty tried to start a rally, getting a lead-off triple and then coming in to score on an RBI ground out by Doughty. New Hampshire then added a single and a walk, putting two men on with two outs. Arias came up to the plate with aspirations of being a hero, but his dreams were dashed as he swung and missed at strike three, ending the game. New Hampshire fell to Akron, 5-2. 

Ryan McCarty: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 3B

Geison Urbaez: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Vancouver Canadians
Vancouver (5), Tri-City (4) - 8/23
Box Score

The Canadians could not get it going early against the Dust Devils, as they went down 4-0 early. Jackson Wentworth struggled to get it going himself, allowing a run in the first and then three more in the third inning. However, the Canadians did not roll over and die, but instead fought back. Nick Goodwin hit an RBI double in the bottom of the third to get on the board, and Alexis Hernandez hit a huge homer to bring the scores within one after a Carter Cunningham triple. They threatened again in the eighth when JR Freethy got hit by a pitch, but he was stranded on first. In the ninth, Javen Coleman pitched a clean inning to keep the score close, and in the bottom of that inning, Hernandez took a walk, and Sean Keys ended the game with a two-run blast to walk it off. 

Alexis Hernandez - 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR
Hernandez has been stellar since joining Vancouver, with a .308 average and an .875 OPS while donning the red jersey. 

Colby Holcombe - 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Vancouver (4), Tri-City (3) - 8/24
Box Score

Gage Stanifer had one of his best starts of the season (again), this one being his second straight six-inning outing with eight strikeouts. Cunningham gave Stanifer the lead with a two-run shot that scored Arjun Nimmala, but Caleb Pendleton tagged Stanifer with one of his own to tie it up. Edward Duran picked up his battery-mate with his first High-A homer, which earned Stanifer the win, as Matt Scannell gave them an insurance run with a single that same inning. Nate LaRue and Julio Ortiz both pitched scoreless innings before Aaron Munson came in to try to earn his third save. Munson allowed a few baserunners, and with runners on the corners, Rio Foster brought the score to a one-run game with a single. However, Munson locked it down, getting Randy De Jesus to pop up and Dario Laverde to ground out to end the game. 

Carter Cunningham - 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR

Gage Stanifer - 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Stanifer continues to dominate, which makes the departure of Kendry Rojas and Khal Stephen sting less. He’s quickly establishing himself as a real starting prospect, and although his command remains a work in progress, he’s going deeper into games and still performing. 

Dunedin Blue Jays
Dunedin (), Lakeland () - 8/23
Game Cancelled

Dunedin (), Lakeland () - 8/24
Postponed

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period

• Pitcher of the Period: RHP Gage Stanifer (Vancouver) - 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
• Hitter of the Period: 3B Riley Tirotta (Buffalo) - 4-for-8, 1 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B

Prospect Summary (Last 3 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	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
2	JoJo Parker	N/A
9	Alan Roden	TRADED
10	Orelvis Martinez	Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Yohendrick Pinango	Buffalo	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
13	Josh Kasevich	Dunedin	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
16	RJ Schreck	Buffalo	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
17	Victor Arias	New Hampshire	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
19	Jonatan Clase	Buffalo	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Pitchers
Rank	Player	Team	BF	G	GS	IP	H	HR	ER	BB	K
3	Trey Yesavage	New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ricky Tiedemann	Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Khal Stephen	TRADED
6	Johnny King	Dunedin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Kendry Rojas	TRADED
8	Gage Stanifer	Vancouver	21	1	1	6	2	1	2	1	8
12	Landen Maroudis	Dunedin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Juaron Watts-Brown	TRADED
15	Jake Bloss	Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Brandon Barriera	FCL Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Adam Macko	Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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[Orgfiller]

Amazing to see another strong start from Stanifer.