Blue Jays Minor League Recap: New Hampshire Tries For History, Buffalo Drops The Ball, And Lower Minors Has Aces On The Mound

CURRENT W-L Records
-Buffalo Bisons: 24-35
-New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 24-30
-Vancouver Canadians: 27-28
-Dunedin Blue Jays: 28-27
-FCL Blue Jays: 16-9
-DSL Blue Jays Blue: 2-2
-DSL Blue Jays Red: 0-3

Transactions
06/06/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated RHP Kevin Gowdy from the temporarily inactive list.
06/06/25 - C Ali Sánchez assigned to Buffalo Bisons.
06/06/25 - Buffalo Bisons placed RHP Jacob Barnes on the 7-day injured list.
06/06/25 - C Robert Brooks assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Buffalo Bisons.
06/06/25 - OF Wilmer Blanca assigned to DSL Blue Jays Red from DSL Blue Jays Blue.
06/06/25 - Dunedin Blue Jays sent LHP Brandon Barriera on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays.
06/06/25 - C Robert Brooks assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Buffalo Bisons.
06/06/25 - Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent C Ali Sánchez to a minor league contract.
06/05/25 - C Ali Sánchez elected free agency.
06/05/25 - RHP Edwin Francisco assigned to DSL Blue Jays Blue.

Buffalo Bisons

Buffalo (9), Syracuse (1) - 6/5
Box Score

Syracuse took the early lead in this one on a Jon Singleton RBI groundout in the first inning. It was all Buffalo after that. The Bisons' starting pitcher, Adam Kloffenstein, baffled Syracuse after the first. He went five innings, only giving up four hits, one earned run, one walk, and striking out six. The Buffalo offense got going in the second inning with five runs on a bases-loaded hit by pitch and three singles. Orelvis Martinez capped off the inning with the third RBI single. In the fourth and sixth innings, it was the Riley Tirotta show, as he hit a solo home run and an RBI double that brought in Yohendrick Pinango. In the ninth, Martinez smashed his fourth home run in three games via a 106.6 MPH blast. Will Robertson would tack on a sacrifice fly, and Buffalo would win this one easily, 9-1. 

Orelvis Martinez- 3-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR

Adam Kloffenstein- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1BB, 6 K

Buffalo (0), Syracuse (18) - 6/6
Box Score

It was a painful night for Buffalo, as nothing went right. Brandon Sproat got the start for the Syracuse Mets and he had the Bisons off-balance all night. He used his deep pitch mix to keep Buffalo from making hard contact, as their bats were hitting easy fly outs or pop-ups most of the night. His final line was six innings, five hits, zero earned runs, two walks, and struck out four. Buffalo threatened in the second inning with bases loaded and one out, but a line out by Josh Rivera and a fly out from Yohendrick Pinango ended the best scoring chance they would have. Spencer Turnbull, making the start for Buffalo, got through two innings before the runs started to pile up. In the end he gave up four runs in almost five innings. From there, the Mets would score 11 more runs before the eighth inning. The big hit was a Drew Gilbert grand slam in the seventh. In the eighth, first baseman Rainer Nunez would come on to the pitch. He would get three outs, give up three hits, a walk, and just two earned runs. Ultimately, Syracuse would take this one without a challenge from Buffalo, 18-0. 

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

Rainer Nunez- 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

New Hampshire (2), Altoona (0) - 6/5
Box Score

New Hampshire went into the third game of the series with Altoona looking to continue their two-game shutout streak and add to their 20 2/3 straight innings without giving up a run. Eddinson Paulino tripled in the top of the first and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Charles McAdoo. In the bottom of the fourth, Gabriel Martinez doubled and scored on Devonte Brown's single. That would be all New Hampshire needed, as Juaron Watts-Brown threw a gem on the mound. He went six really strong innings and only gave up four baserunners, one hit and three walks. He passed the mound to Nate Garkow in the seventh with a 2-0 lead. Garkow threw a shutout inning himself and then Alex Amalfi came in and closed the game out by throwing two shutout innings as well. New Hampshire extended their scoreless inning streak to 29 2/3 innings with their 2-0 win. 

Eddinson Paulino: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B

Juaron Watts-Brown: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K

New Hampshire/Altoona - 6/6

PPD

Vancouver Canadians

Vancouver (9), Tri-City (4) - 6/5
Box Score

The Canadians had another bullpen day, with Edinson Batista starting for the second time this season. Batista gave up a single run after an error, but in the fourth inning the Canadians dropped three runs on the Dust Devils with a Jackson Hornung RBI single, a sac hit from Carter Cunningham and Hayden Gilliand’s return to the Canadians came with a sac fly to make it 3-1. Je’Von Ward singled to score Arjun Nimmala in the fourth, but Irv Carter, who replaced Batista, had a rough bottom of the fifth giving up an RBI double and balking in a run to make it a one run game. Pat Gallagher replaced Carter and gave up an RBI double himself, evening up the game for the two teams, but Carter Cunningham came up big again with an RBI single in the top of eighth inning and Victor Arias clearing the bases after a single and a throwing error by Randy De Jesus. Immediately after Arias scored on a wild pitch, which became the final score at Vancouver 9, Tri-City 4. The bullpen cleaned it up after Gallagher’s appearance was over, as Chay Yeager and Kai Peterson pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts. 

Jackson Hornung - 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 K

Hornung has been the best hitter for the Canadians, he’s been buoyed by a .425 BABIP, but he has hit .330 so far this season. 

Edinson Batista - 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

Batista has been slowly getting acclimated to the Jays farm system after being traded earlier in the season. This was his best appearance as a member of the Jays organization and hopefully is more signs of things to come. 

Vancouver (10), Tri-City (1) - 6/6
Box Score

It was another highly anticipated Yesavage-Stanifer day, as both pitchers lived up to their hype, striking out a combined 15 batters, giving up only one run, four hits, and three walks between the two of them. The middle and bottom half of the order were the main run producers for the Canadians, with Nick Goodwin knocking in the first two runs for the Canadians with a single in the second, and after Yesavage gave up the only run to the Dust Devils on a Ben Gobbel homer, the game was broken up with a Cutter Coffey homer that scored three runs. Gage Stanifer came in to piggyback off of Yesavage as per usual, and continued his excellence, getting the save in four innings of work. The command has still been a little shaky for him, but he’s shown enough to be highly effective. The seventh inning was a ton of extra base hits for the Canadians, as Je’Von Ward tripled to start off the inning, which led to a Sean Keys sac fly to add another run. Jackson Hornung tripled himself, and Eddie Micheletti Jr. swung on the first pitch he saw and took Leonard Garcia deep to score another two runs. Nick Goodwin went back-to-back with an absolutely massive tank to make it 9-1 for the Canadians. The game progressed quickly after, as both the Dust Devils and Canadians racked up the strikeouts, but some shoddy defense let a few runners on, and one was scored by Eddie Micheletti Jr. with a sac fly to make it double digits runs scored. 

Nick Goodwin - 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB

Goodwin has been red-hot in June, with his fourth homer of the month. 

Trey Yesavage - 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K

Yesavage continues his season-long dominance, upping his strikeout total to 88 on the season. The stadium radar gun had Yesavage topping out at 99 mph, and the other pitches were all sharp as he generated 17 whiffs.

Dunedin Blue Jays 

Dunedin (3), St. Lucie (2) - 6/5 - Game 1 (7)
Box Score

The first game of the doubleheader after the previous day’s game was postponed began with a strong start from both Mets and Jays starters, with both starters going five innings or more. The Jays were able to get to Irving Cota in the fourth inning though, as they got two runs from a Jean Joseph double and a Sam Shaw single. They got an additional run in the fifth, with Tucker Toman’s eighth double of the season. That was enough to give Cota his first loss of the season, and Javen Coleman got the save although he gave up an unearned run from a Sam Shaw throwing error. He continues his strikeout ways with three strikeouts in two innings of work. 

Jean Joseph - 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B

The 20-year old Dominican has had a successful second trip in Dunedin, although he’s walking only at a 2.4% clip, he’s had a 116 wRC+ on the season with 11 doubles and two homers. 

Daniel Guerra - 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

Guerra had his good fastball today, sitting in the mid 90s with his fastball with over 18 inches of ride. He mixed in some cutters and a few changeups to keep hitters off-balance, but was able to limit damage using mostly his fastball. 

Dunedin (3), St. Lucie (2) - 6/5 - Game 2 (7)
Box Score

After winning game one of the doubleheader, the Jays tried to win both games today, and they started off strong with a great performance from Gilberto Batista. Peyton Powell knocked in the first run of the game as well, scoring Sam Shaw on a single to the third baseman. However, the tight lead wasn’t enough as Colby Martin was human, walking four batters, although he got squeezed a little after the Jays used up all their challenges and he walked a hitter on an obvious strike. He ended up loading the bases in the bottom of the seventh, and was replaced by Jay Schueler, who could not hold the lead, as he gave up a walk-off grand slam. 

Peyton Powell 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K

Gilberto Batista - 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Batista continues to be quietly effective for the D-Jays, with a scoreless start lowering his ERA to 3.02. He’s been very effective at keeping hitters off balance, as he got hitters to chase over 42% of the time despite not being in the zone all that much, as his deep mix has batters kerfuffled. 

Dunedin (4), St. Lucie (0) - 6/6
Box Score 

After the doubleheader the previous day, the Dunedin Blue Jays got a massive performance from their pitchers, shutting out the Mets while only giving up three hits and two walks. Cates earned his first win of the season and the offense did just enough to earn the win. Peyton Powell gave the Jays an early lead with an RBI double in the third, and the game was a stalemate until the eighth inning, as Juanmi Vazquez got his first hold with 2 ⅓ scoreless innings, while the Mets bullpen also limited baserunners. However, the Jays threatened with two runners on with two outs in the top of the eighth with Tucker Toman at the dish, and he delivered, pushing the lead to 4-0 for the Jays, which led to a win as Bennett Flynn struck out two batters to finish off the game. 

Tucker Toman - 1-4, 1 H, 3 RBI, 2 K

Toman hit just his second homer of the season, but it was a big one, as he gave the Jays a big cushion. He’s struggled since coming off the temporary inactive list but has started to heat up in June. 

Austin Cates - 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Cates has continued his hot end to May with another strong start, this time getting is first professional win. His low 90s rising fastball has been hit hard, but it pairs extremely well with his splitter which he commanded really well and limited hard contact. 

FCL Blue Jays

F-BLU (14), F-YAN (11) - 6/5
Box Score

This one was a slugfest from start to finish. The Yankees squad struck quickly, with an RBI single in the first. The Blue Jays team countered with a run on a Yorman Licourt double play. In the fourth, two doubles, a single, and a fielder's choice scored five runs for the Yankees team. In the fifth, they added three more to their lead. In the sixth, the Blue Jays team started to chip away at the deficit. They scored four runs on two hits and an RBI walk. A Wilson Rodriguez home run for the Yankees team gave them a five-run lead going into the ninth. In the ninth the Jays came alive, Maykel Minoso drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, Drew Jemison brought in two with a single, and Licourt doubled to tie the game at 10. In the tenth, an RBI single and a three-run home run from Jemison gave the Blue Jays team a four-run lead and they would shut the door on the Yankees to win this one. 

Drew Jemison- 4-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR

Diego Dominguez- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

F-BLU (0), F-PHI (2) - 6/6
Box Score

In this seven-inning game with the Phillies squad, the Blue Jays team struggled with the bats. On the other hand, the pitching was on point, starting with Brandon Barriera making his season debut rehabbing from elbow surgery last season. He went two innings and only allowed one hit and zero runs. Nick Sandlin, also in Florida rehabbing, gave up two runs in the fourth inning on a two-run double. In the fifth, the Blue Jays squad threatened to score after a walk, a hit by pitch, and a single from Dariel Ramon loaded the bases. A ground ball double play would end the scoring chance though. The Blue Jays team would only manage two hits in the entire game and would lose by a 2-0 score.

Aldo Gaxiola- 1-2, 0 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K

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

DSL Blue Jays Blue 

D-BJB (4), D-PHW (6) F/7 - 6/5
Box Score 

Thursday saw BJB take on the Phillies White team. BJB got the scoring started in the top of the first inning with an Elian Reyes double that scored Rafael Flores and Juarlin Soto. In the top of the second, Darwin Núñez scored on a wild pitch and Cristopher Polanco scored on a Rafael Flores triple. BJB promptly gave up six runs to PHW in the bottom of the second inning. BJB was shutout from there, as they fell 6-4. 

Rafael Flores: 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 3B, 1 SB

Jorge Gonzalez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

D-BJB (6), D-TWI (4) F/7 - 6/6
Box Score 

BJB took on the Minnesota Twins DSL team Friday afternoon. It was a game of big innings and one for each team would ultimately decide the game. TWI got their inning in the top of the fourth, scoring four runs aided by errors from Darwin Núñez and Cristopher Polanco. BJB got a run back in the bottom of the fifth on a Juarlin Soto bases loaded walk. Their big inning came in the bottom of the sixth. They loaded the bases, before J.T. Bain singled home Darwin Núñez from third. It was followed up by an Angel Guzman sacrifice fly scoring Daniel Dominguez. A wild pitch would score Esmeiquel Arrieche. They were then aided by a TWI error, scoring Bain. Their last run in the inning came on a Soto single. The five-run inning was enough for BJB to take the win 6-4. 

Juarlin Soto: 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB

Deiker Pineda: 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3K

DSL Blue Jays Red

D-BJR (3), D-MEO (2) - 6/5 - Suspended Game
Box Score 

BJR faced off against the Orange team from the New York Mets organization on Thursday. In the bottom of the first inning, BJR loaded the bases on a single, an error, and a walk. Elaineiker Coronado would then score on a passed ball by the catcher. MEO tied the game up in the top of the second inning, before BJR took the lead back in the bottom half of the inning. Coronado singled home Keegan Pieternella, who had reached third base following a couple of more passed balls. Randy Soto added another run to the lead on a groundout, scoring Endry Reyes. The game would be suspended after the bottom of the third and will be resumed on Saturday.

Elaineiker Coronado: 2-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 

Bryan Borbon: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

D-BJR (3), D-COL (2) F/7 - 6/6
Box Score

BJR got the scoring started in this one with Nestor Urbina's two-run double in the top of the second inning, scoring Kennew Blanco and Diego Arce. COL put up a massive seven spot in the bottom of the third inning. BJR chipped away at the lead in the fourth and fifth innings, scoring on a run on a groundout from Urbina and a run on Blanco's single. COL pulled away further in the sixth though, scoring three more runs and taking the game 10-4. 

Kennew Blanco: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B

Erinyel Marquez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Day

Pitcher of the Period: RHP Trey Yesavage (Vancouver) - 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K

Hitter of the Period: 3B Riley Tirotta (Buffalo)- 5-9, 1 R, 3 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 2B, 1 HR

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