Blue Jays Minor League Recap: The Bats Go Quiet Across the Affiliates and Pitching Continues To Sparkle

CURRENT W-L Records

• Buffalo Bisons: 28-39
• New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 29-34
• Vancouver Canadians: 35-28
• Dunedin Blue Jays: 33-29
• FCL Blue Jays: 19-13
• DSL Blue Jays Blue: 2-7
• DSL Blue Jays Red: 4-6

Transactions

• 06/16/25 - RHP Brett Garcia assigned to FCL Blue Jays.
• 06/16/25 - 3B Alex De Jesus assigned to FCL Blue Jays from New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
• 06/14/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated SS Leo Jimenez from the 7-day injured list.
• 06/14/25 - Buffalo Bisons transferred 3B Damiano Palmegiani to the Development List.
• 06/14/25 - DSL Blue Jays Blue activated LHP Ire Martinez from the 7-day injured list.
• 06/14/25 - Buffalo Bisons sent RHP Connor Overton on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays.

Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo (1), Columbus (6) - 6/14
Box Score

It was a slow weekend for the Buffalo Bisons against the Columbus Clippers. In the game on Saturday, Columbus took the early lead on a sacrifice fly that would bring in C.J. Kayfus, who tripled earlier in the second inning. In their half of the second, Buffalo answered back with an RBI single by Rainer Nunez to center field. In the third inning, Columbus took charge by driving in three runs, one by a single, one by a wild pitch, and one on a sacrifice fly. Jhonkensy Noel and Kayfus doubled in the fifth to bring in another run, and an error in the sixth gave Columbus their sixth run. Buffalo only managed three singles and two walks on the day, as they lost this one 6-1. 

Orelvis Martinez: 1-2, 0 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

Justin Bruihl: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Buffalo (3), Columbus (7) - 6/15
Box Score

In the Sunday game against Columbus, the Buffalo offense was a putrid sight to behold for nine innings. They made a lot of contact throughout the day, but nothing was falling for hits at all. They only managed one hit in the nine innings, and it was a Will Wagner double to lead off the fourth inning. Ultimately, it wasn't all bad for Buffalo though, as their pitchers threw a gem for nine innings. They held Columbus to six baserunners on five hits and one walk. CJ Van Eyk led the way with five strong innings, only allowing two hits and one walk, while striking out four. Columbus didn't scratch the scoreboard over the nine innings, and the game went into extras. In the tenth inning, Columbus jumped out front early and often. Through a combination of singles, walks, errors, and doubles, they would put seven runs on the scoreboard. Buffalo made a comeback in their half of the tenth, when Riley Tirotta singled in a run and Josh Rivera hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly. Leo Jimenez would strike out to end the game in a 7-3 defeat for Buffalo. 

Riley Tirotta: 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 SB

CJ Van Eyk: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 B, 4 K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats
New Hampshire (4), Reading (7) F/6 -  6/14
Box Score

It was a tough night in Reading for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. They opened the game in the top of the first inning with a crooked number, getting three runs on Charles McAdoo's home run to right. In the bottom of the second inning, Ryan Watson got tagged for two runs when Cade Fergus launched a home run to center field. It wasn’t Watson's night, as he gave up another two runs in the bottom of the third on a double to Alex Binelas. In the top of the fourth, back-to-back doubles by Ryan McCarty and Cade Doughty scored a run and tied the game up at four. Alex Amalfi came in for Watson in the bottom of the sixth and did not fare any better; he gave up two singles that scored three runs. After just two batters for New Hampshire in the top of the seventh, the game was delayed due to rain and eventually called and went final, with the Fisher Cats losing 7-4. 

Charles McAdoo: 1-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR

Ryan Watson: 5 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

New Hampshire (5), Reading (0)  - 6/15
Box Score

After Saturday's rough showing, the Fisher Cats rediscovered their dominance on the mound in Sunday's finale. Devereaux Harrison got the ball and cruised through the first 5.1 innings with relative ease. He only surrendered one hit, walked two, and struck out six. Conor Larkin, Nate Garkow, and Johnathan Lavallee would piggyback out of the pen and keep Reading shut down completely. They didn't allow a hit or run, and only walked two over their 3.2 combined innings. As for the bats, New Hampshire scored a couple of runs in the third and fourth innings. They got one from a wild pitch in the third and another one on an  Eddinson Paulino bases-loaded walk in the fourth. In the seventh, they added three more. McAdoo singled home Jace Bohrofen; McCarty singled and an error allowed McAdoo to score from first; and, finally, Doughty's double scored McCarty. New Hampshire got back into the win column with the 5-0 shutout of Reading.

Eddinson Paulino: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

Devereaux Harrison: 5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Vancouver Canadians
Vancouver (6), Spokane (1) - 6/14
Box Score

The Canadians continued to roll as they strived to continue their winning streak. Fernando Perez took the bump and was solid, although he let one run score in the third on an Aidan Longwell double, he pitched six strong innings. The Canadians' offense didn’t let Spokane carry the lead for long at all, as they scored three runs in the third immediately after, with Cutter Coffey hitting his 11th double of the season and Eddie Micheletti Jr. and Je’Von Ward contributing. In the fifth inning, Jackson Hornung hit a solo shot to extend the lead, and some poor defense from Spokane in the sixth allowed two more runs to score. Arjun Nimmala and Aaron Parker both had two hits and scored two runs, as the Canadians had a pretty complete offensive game. 

Jackson Hornung: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR
Hornung has been the best hitter for the Canadians this season, mostly carried by a strong batting average, but he showed a bit of power with his third homer of the year. 

Fernando Perez: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Perez went six innings for the third time this season, and he only allowed one run. Since May, he’s pitched to a 3.67 ERA, and he’s been solid at limiting his walks, with a walk rate under 5%. 

Vancouver (3), Spokane (2) - 6/15
Box Score

The Canadians looked to win their tenth game in a row in their last game of the series against Spokane. Again, the Canadians went down early after Jared Thomas hit a homer, but Ward answered with a sac fly in the fourth, and Coffey gave them a lead with a double in the fifth inning. Parker gave the Canadians an insurance run in the eighth with his fifth homer of the season, which ultimately was the winning run, as after Pat Gallagher pitched two scoreless innings, lefty reliever JJ Sanchez gave up a homer in the top of the ninth inning. That was all Spokane was going to get, so the Canadians won their tenth game in a row, breaking a franchise record, as they are one of the hottest teams in all of baseball. 

Aaron Parker: 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR

Khal Stephen: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Stephen didn’t have the strikeout stuff he had in his previous starts but was effective in limiting baserunners. He’s now lowered his High-A ERA to 2.16.

Dunedin Blue Jays
Dunedin (8), Fort Myers (7) - 6/14 - (11)
Box Score

This was an absolute slobberknocker, as the Dunedin Blue Jays and the Mighty Mussels traded runs back and forth. Edward Duran helped the Jays score their first run, as he was the designated hitter in this game, and he went 3-5 with two RBIs. Some shoddy defense from the Mighty Mussels allowed two more runs to score in the fourth for the Jays, but some shaky defense of their own allowed the Mighty Mussels to score four in the fifth inning to give them the lead. Kendry Chirinos hit a sac fly to score Tucker Toman to even it up in the sixth, Yohander Martinez then had an RBI single to give the Mussels a lead in the seventh, before Toman hit a huge homer in the eighth to tie it up at five. Eminen Flores pitched two strong innings to keep it tied before extras, and Jack Eshleman came in after and pitched a scoreless 10th inning before giving up two runs in the 11th. Alexis Hernandez answered back with a two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th, and then Duran hit a walk-off single to end a crazy game. 

Tucker Toman: 2-4, 4 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR
Toman has been very hot. Since May 1, he’s slashed .304/.361/.455 for a 130 wRC+. The K rate is still a little elevated, but he’s been finding success at the plate after struggling to start the season. 

Silvano Hechavarria: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 5 K
Hechavarria had a successful second start in Dunedin. The hard-throwing Cuban has been solid since coming stateside and is finally getting some strikeouts with his velocity.

Dunedin (3), Fort Myers (0) - 6/15 - (5)
What was meant to be a doubleheader became a quick five-inning game to end the series. The Jays had Kendry Rojas take the bump on rehab assignment for his second appearance after his first was cut short by poor weather, and he pitched three strong scoreless innings. Hayden Juenger was also on a rehab assignment and followed directly after. The Jays scored a run on a double steal that allowed Lizandro Rodriguez to steal home, and then in the fourth inning, Yhoangel Aponte and Peyton Powell both drove in runs to make it 3-0. Bennett Flynn pitched a scoreless fifth inning despite allowing two hits, and then the game was called, as the poor weather continued, as it had all weekend, which resulted in the second game of the doubleheader being cancelled as well. 

Yhoangel Aponte: 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B

Kendry Rojas: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 K
Rojas again pitched well in his abbreviated start, and his fastball is sitting in the mid-90s early on. His velo continues to tick up every season, and after coming back from a midsection injury, he’s been looking quite sharp. 

FCL Blue Jays
F-BLU (1), F-PHI (6) - 6/14
Box Score 

The Blue Jays' team continued a trend of games with very few hits or runs in this one against the Phillies' squad. The Blue Jays' team got on the scoreboard first, this time on a groundout from Drew Jemison that scored Dariel Ramon. Like the Blue Jays' team, the Phillies' squad was lacking the hit tool in this one, but they scored often. They put up four runs in the fourth inning on a balk, a wild pitch, an RBI single, and an error. The biggest hit of the game came from the Phillies' team when TJayy Walton drove in two runs with a triple in the seventh inning. Both teams only had six hits combined in this one, and the Blue Jays team lost 6-1. 

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

Eduar Gonzalez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

F-BLU (8), F-PHI (6) - 6/16
Box Score

The Blue Jays team broke out of their scoring funk in this one, but Johnny King stole the spotlight from the mound. He continued his march through the Complex League, putting up another dominant performance. He went four innings, gave up just two hits, one earned run, one walk, and added to his gaudy strikeout total with six more. In the fifth, the Blue Jays' team added a tying run on an RBI groundout from J.R. Freethy. In the seventh, a bases-loaded walk gave the Blue Jays' team the lead, and Yorman Licourt blasted his third home run of the season in the eighth to put them up two. In the ninth, the Blue Jays' bats picked up five additional runs, with the big hits being an Enmanuel Bonilla RBI single and a Ramon RBI double. In the bottom of the ninth, though, the Phillies scored four runs of their own on three singles, but it wasn't enough as the Blue Jays won this one 8-6. 

Yorman Licourt: 1-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR

Johnny King: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

DSL Blue Jays Blue 
D-BJB (1), D-ARB (5) F/7 - 6/14
Box Score

Michael De La Cruz was on the mound Saturday for BJB and was lights out. He went four innings, only giving up three baserunners and one run on a hit, a walk, and a hit by pitch. He struck out five on his way to a solid outing and left the game with it tied. Esmeiquel Arrieche singled home Elian Reyes in the bottom of the second inning to tie it. Jose Andrades came in for De La Cruz and couldn't keep the momentum going. He gave up four runs (three earned), and the BJB bats couldn't get anything else going, as they fell 5-1. 

Esmaquel Arrieche: 2-3, 1 RBI

Michael De La Cruz: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

D-BJB (0), D-GIO (6) S/3- 6/16
Box Score

The BJB game on Monday was suspended after three innings. They only had one hit, a Reyes double. Their pitching, on the other hand, was crushed across the three innings, surrendering six runs, including a home run by Miguel Caraballo. 

DSL Blue Jays Red
D-BJR (3), D-MEO (4) F/7 - 6/14
Box Score

It was a day of quick excitement, followed by a longer stretch of frustration for the BJR team. In the top of the first inning, they scored two runs on a Randy Soto double that scored Elaineiker Coronado and Juan Sanchez. They added another run in the inning on a groundout by Luis Felipe. From there, the day went downhill and fast. In the bottom of the third, Diover De Aza hit a home run off of BJR pitcher Edgar Gallegos. MEO got another run on a double in the bottom of the fourth and two in the sixth, highlighted by Adolfo Miranda's home run off of Daniel De La Cruz. MEO toppled BJR by a score of 4-3. 

Randy Soto: 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 2B

Edgar Gallegos: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

D-BJR (5), D-MEO (2) S/2 - 6/16
Box Score

BJR faced the Mets' Orange team again on Monday and was playing much better – so well that they really didn't want the game to be suspended. They scored five runs in the first two innings. Soto got the scoring started for them in the first with a two-run single, and Sanchez added three runs in the second with his first home run of the season. The game was suspended after the second inning with BJR leading 5-2. 

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period

• Pitcher of the Period: LHP Johnny King (FCL Jays) - 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
• Hitter of the Period: C Aaron Parker (Vancouver) - 4-9, 3 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 1 2B

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