Blue Jays Minor League Recap: Johnny King Was On The Mound And Fernando Perez Made His Double-A Debut

CURRENT W-L Records
-Buffalo Bisons: 46-68
-New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 45-65
-Vancouver Canadians: 61-51
-Dunedin Blue Jays: 52-57
-FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete 
-DSL Blue Jays Blue: 21-31
-DSL Blue Jays Red: 28-25

Transactions

• 08/15/25 Buffalo Bisons placed RHP Dillon Tate on the 7-day injured list.
• 08/15/25 Buffalo Bisons activated SS Josh Kasevich from the 60-day injured list.
• 08/15/25 Buffalo Bisons transferred 1B Rainer Nunez to the Development List.
• 08/15/25 DSL Blue Jays Blue placed OF Elian Reyes on the 7-day injured list retroactive to August 13, 2025.
• 08/15/25 Dunedin Blue Jays placed RHP Daniel Guerra on the temporarily inactive list.
• 08/15/25 RHP Eliander Alcalde assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 C Will Cresswell assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 OF Yeuni Munoz assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 SS Tucker Toman assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 SS Dariel Ramon assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 C Hayden Gilliland assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 OF Matt Scannell assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 RHP Eliander Alcalde assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 OF Yeuni Munoz assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 C Will Cresswell assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 SS Dariel Ramon assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 Vancouver Canadians placed C Aaron Parker on the 7-day injured list.
• 08/15/25 Vancouver Canadians released SS Jacob Lojewski.
• 08/15/25 Vancouver Canadians released SS Bryce Arnold.
• 08/15/25 OF Matt Scannell assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 SS Tucker Toman assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays.
• 08/15/25 C Hayden Gilliland assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays.
• 08/14/25 Toronto Blue Jays sent RF George Springer on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons.
• 08/14/25 C Keegan Pieternella assigned to DSL Blue Jays Blue from DSL Blue Jays Red.
• 08/14/25 C Keegan Pieternella assigned to DSL Blue Jays Blue from DSL Blue Jays Red.

Buffalo Bisons

Buffalo (10), Lehigh Valley (5) - 8/14

Box Score

Lehigh Valley jumped out on the scoreboard first in this game, when they scored on a bases loaded walk and a sacrifice fly. In the second inning, Buffalo got their first run on a wild pitch. The IronPigs built a bigger lead in the fourth on a two-run single by Christian Arroyo. Buffalo added a run in the bottom half of the inning on a double play groundout. In the fifth, Jonatan Clase started a big rally for Buffalo with his third home run of the season for the Bisons. Yohendrick Pinango added an RBI double and Buffalo was up 5-4. They would add five more runs on a Clase single, a RJ Schreck double, and a Pinango home run. Buffalo would win this one 10-5. 

Jonatan Clase- 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K,  HR

Trey Yesavage- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K

Buffalo (2), Lehigh Valley (0) - 8/15

Box Score

In the Friday contest between the Bisons and the IronPigs, Buffalo starting pitcher Shane Bieber took center stage. Bieber threw seven innings, didn't walk a batter, only gave up six hits, struck out four, and didn't give up a run. In the second inning, Orelvis Martinez drove in Yohendrick Pinango with an RBI double to left field. With the 1-0 lead, Buffalo added a second run the next inning, when a rehabbing George Springer launched a solo shot to right field. CJ Van Eyk came on in the eighth inning and pitched two innings to get the save, as Buffalo won 2-0. 

George Springer- 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR

Shane Bieber- 7 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

New Hampshire (7), Binghamton (9) - 8/14

Box Score

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats were in a wild game on Thursday against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. There were a ton of hits, strikeouts, walks, stolen bases, errors, and even some home runs. New Hampshire started strong with four runs in the top of the first inning. Eddinson Paulino and Alex De Jesus had RBI singles and Dasan Brown had the big hit, driving home two on his double to left. In the second, Jackson Hornung added a run to the lead with his fourth home run at Double-A, a solo shot to right. Alex Amalfi surrendered a run to Binghamton by way of a Kevin Parada single in the third. A throwing error on Binghamton's third baseman in the fourth allowed Brown to score and get the lead back to five. It was an exact repeat in the sixth, as another error on the Binghamton third baseman allowed Brown to score again. From there, the bullpen imploded, coughing up two runs in the eighth and three runs in the ninth, sending the game into extra innings. It just wasn't New Hampshire's night, as Jacob Reimer hit a walk-off home run and New Hampshire fell to Binghamton 9-7. The game featured a combined 16 runs, 20 hits, 16 walks, and 30 strikeouts. 

Dasan Brown: 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B, 1 SB

Devereaux Harrison: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K

New Hampshire (2), Binghamton (4) - 8/15

Box Score

Fernando Perez made his Double-A debut  on Friday night for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Binghamton welcomed him to the level with a single and a stolen base, before Jacob Reimer's RBI single scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning. Over the next three innings, Perez only gave up one single and sat the rest down in order. In the top of the fifth, Alex De Jesus tied the game up at one, with an RBI double to left that scored Ryan McCarty. In the bottom of the fifth, Jackson Hornung picked up Perez and threw out a runner at home, a big collision, but Robert Brooks held on to the ball to get the out. To open up the bottom of the sixth, Perez gave up two singles and then was replaced by Hunter Gregory. He would cough up a two RBI single, before being able to escape the jam. In the seventh, a run scored for Binghamton on a wild pitch and then the next half inning, Hornung hit into a double play, as a run came home. It was all New Hampshire would get, as they fell 4-2. 

Alex De Jesus: 2-4, 0 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 2B

Fernando Perez: 5 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Vancouver Canadians

Vancouver (10), Spokane (3) - 8/12

Box Score

Austin Cates made his debut for the Canadians and started off well, not allowing a run in his three innings before allowing a homer to Aidan Longwell. Peyton Powell walked, then moved to second on a wild pitch before JR Freethy tied it up with a double. Then Eddie Micheletti Jr. hit one of his own to give the Canadians the lead. Nick Goodwin added another run with a hit to score Micheletti Jr., leading to a three run inning. Cates, however, did not have his best stuff in the fifth inning, allowing a double to Jesus Bugarin before getting two outs. Longwell once again gets a big hit against the Canadians with a double to score two runs, and then Edinson Batista replaced Cates in relief. Batista allowed another hit in this inning which scored Longwell, but then got out of the inning with a strikeout right after but the Canadians lost the lead. The feisty Canadians did not give up however, as Jay Harry and Jacob Lojewski both singled before Carter Cunningham tied it up again with an RBI double. A balk allowed Lojewski to score and Cunningham to move to third, and after Micheletti Jr. was hit by a pitch, Arjun Nimmala hit a sac fly to increase the lead to two. The score stayed the same for the next two half-innings, but in the seventh inning Batista gave up a hit to Tevin Tucker who immediately then stole two bases, and a wild pitch ended up scoring Tucker. Irv Carter replaced Batista and then walked a run in, but then got out of the inning. The Canadians again bounced back the next inning, with Cunningham getting on base and stealing second, and then advancing to third on a fly out. Micheletti Jr. hit a sac fly to take the lead back again, before a Nimmala double and a Goodwin single added an insurance run. Irv Carter then had a quick eighth inning before striking out three batters in the ninth to win the game.

J.R. Freethy - 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B

Irv Carter - 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Irv Carter has figured it out in High-A, now with a 2.67 ERA in since June 1st with a 22.6% strikeout rate to a 6.8% walk rate. 

Vancouver (4), Spokane (6) - 8/13

Box Score

The game started out with a bang as J.R. Freethy hit his first High-A homer in the first at-bat of the game. Sean Keys joined in on the fun with a two run homer of his home that same inning, scoring himself and Micheletti Jr. Nick Goodwin got picked off after walking and a Cunningham strikeout ended the inning, but the Canadians were in a good spot early. Aidan Longwell continues to hit Canadians pitchers as he drove in the first run for the Indians with a single, and then in the fifth inning the Indians added another run with a homer from Max Belyeu. Julio Ortiz came in for Chris McElvain and was wild, walking four batters and with two wild pitches, which allowed two runs to score. Arjun Nimmala however tied the game up after Micheletti Jr. was hit by a pitch and advanced to third on two wild pitches with a double. Brett Garcia replaced Ortiz and allowed two runs himself on two homers given up and the Canadians couldn’t bounce back, leading to a six to four loss. 

Arjun Nimmala - 2-4, 1 RBI, 2 2B

Nimmala added to his double total with 27 on the year now, and is up to 42 extra base hits on the season. 

Chris McElvain - 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

McElvain has been a steady contributor to the Canadians rotation after coming back from injury. The starter’s ERA is now 3.69, and despite mediocre strikeout rates he’s able to get outs consistently.

Dunedin Blue Jays 

Dunedin (1), Tampa (4) - 8/14 

Box Score

Daniel Guerra returned to starting in the first game of the double-header, but it didn’t go great for the big righty. He allowed a run in the second inning after Maddox Latta deflected a grounder into center field with a runner on second, and then in the third inning he loaded the bases with no outs, then allowed all three of those runners to score to put the Jays in a hole four to nothing. Nate LaRue replaced Guerra and pitched two scoreless innings and Austin Smith hit a homer to keep it from being a scoreless loss.

Austin Smith - 2-3, 1 R. 1 RBI, 1 HR

The 10th round pick out of San Diego has had a very strong pro debut so far, with a near .900 OPS and hitting his first homer as a professional. 

Nate LaRue - 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Dunedin (16), Tampa (7) - 8/14

Box Score

This one was a laugher after a more quiet first game of the double-header. This was the make up game for a missed July 23rd game and the Jays tacked on 11 runs just on the starter Edinzo Marquez. Every single D-Jay had a hit, and Sean Casey, Yorman Licourt, Eric Snow, and Tucker Toman each had two hits or more. The D-Jays had 13 unanswered runs as Dayne Pengelly had a strong pro debut and Griff Hughes followed suit with two scoreless innings. However Hughes then allowed seven runs in the fifth inning before Jack Eshelman cleaned it up with three innings of scoreless ball. Tucker Toman hit his sixth homer of the season and earned a call up to Vancouver after his strong performance (and the release of Hamilton-raised Bryce Arnold).

Eric Snow - 4-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B

Snow had his best game as a pro, he hasn’t shown much power yet, but he’s had two of his three extra base hits on the season in this game alone. 

Jack Eshelman - 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Dunedin (7), Tampa (6) - 8/15 - F/10

Box Score

It was the return of Yeuni Munoz to the starting lineup after an extended IL stint after a great start to the season. Johnny King took the bump and faced only one over the minimum in a strong five inning scoreless outing. Kendry Chirinos hit his sixth homer of the season to give the D-Jays an early lead, and an Austin Smith double scored the second run of the game in the fifth before Chirinos had another RBI with a single that same inning. Lluveres Severino replaced King but immediately let in three runs to tie the game up. The D-Jays fired back with a three-run inning of their own as both Manuel Beltre and Austin Smith were hit by pitches before an Eric Snow single and a botched pick off attempt that led into a wild pitch scoring both Beltre and Smith. Eric Snow got out trying to go home, but Kendry Chirinos picked up another run with a double to double the Tarpons' score. Jay Schueler replaced Severino and in the bottom of the ninth hit a batter, gave up a single, and then allowed Marshall Toole to hit a three-run homer to tie the game. In extras, Manuel Beltre hit a sac fly after Dariel Ramon was put in as a pinch runner, and Schueler got three outs to escape with a win in extras. 

Johnny King - 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

King lowered his season ERA to 1.56 in a dominant performance, this time allowing no walks for the first time in Low-A. The talented lefty had seven whiffs on the night and was sitting 93 on his fastball. 

Kendry Chirinos - 3-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR

DSL Blue Jays Blue 

D-BJB (0), D-TI1 (1) F/7- 8/14 - Game 1

Box Score

In game one of the doubleheader, BJB was virtually blanketed across the board. Only Juarlin Soto and Cristopher Polanco had hits (singles) and only Soto and Yeicer Crespo walked. The pitching was great, Jose Andrades pitched four solid innings, only giving up one run, while Rodrigo Ramirez added three no-hit innings. BJB fell 1-0 in a pitchers duel. 

Juarlin Soto: 1-2, 1 BB

Rodrigo Ramirez: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

D-BJB (), D-TI1 () - 8/14 - Game 2

PPD

D-BJB (2), D-CUR (0) F/7 - 8/15

Box Score

On Friday, BJB rode the power of Juarlin Soto to a victory. In the bottom of the third inning, Soto launched his third home run of the season. It was a solo shot to right field and gave BJB the 1-0 lead. They would add a second run to the scoreboard in the fifth, when Angel Guzman came around to score on Franklin Rojas’ double. On the mound, Angel Rivero and Edrwin Veras combined to shut out CUR and give BJB the 2-0 win. 

Juarlin Soto: 2-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR

Angel Rivero: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

DSL Blue Jays Red

D-BJR (5), D-GIB (3) - 8/14

Box Score

The DSL Blue Jays Red team took on the DSL Giants Black team on Thursday. The dynamic duo of Juan Sanchez and Elaineiker Coronado got things started in the top of the first inning with singles from both, then a double play ball plated Sanchez for the first run. In the third, Kennew Blanco drove in Coronado and Randy Soto hit an RBI single, scoring Pascual Archila. BJR would go on to win this one, 5-3. 

Elaineiker Coronado- 2-3, 2 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K

Victor Espiritu- 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

D-BJR (1), D-WSX (3) - F/7 - 8/15

Box Score

It was a rough Friday on the island for the DSL Blue Jays Red team. They struggled with only seven hits and the only run scored in the fifth, when a dropped fly ball let Nicolas Vergara score. The pitching was great for BJR though, holding the WSX team to just three hits. Unfortunately, WSX scored three in the fifth inning. The big hit was a Yordani Soto home run. BJR would lose this one, 3-1. 

Juan Sanchez- 2-4, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 2B

Miguel Pantoja- 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Day

Pitcher of the Period: LHP Johnny King (Dunedin) - 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

Hitter of the Period: Juarlin Soto (DSL Blue Jays Blue): 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HR

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