Blue Jays Minor League Recap: Things Get Heated in New Hampshire and the FCL Kicks Off

CURRENT W-L Records

• Buffalo Bisons: 13-18
• New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 11-16
• Vancouver Canadians: 13-14
• Dunedin Blue Jays: 15-12
• FCL Blue Jays: 1-1 

DSL Blue Jays: 0-0 (Season not started) 

TRANSACTIONS

• 05/05/25: Buffalo Bisons sent RHP Adam Kloffenstein on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays.
• 05/05/25: Toronto Blue Jays optioned LHP Josh Walker to Buffalo Bisons.
• 05/05/25: Buffalo Bisons sent RHP Adam Kloffenstein on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays.
• 05/05/25: RHP Spencer Turnbull assigned to FCL Blue Jays.
• 05/03/25: Dunedin Blue Jays sent RHP Landen Maroudis on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays.
• 05/03/25: RHP Jack Eshleman assigned to FCL Blue Jays from Dunedin Blue Jays.
• 05/03/25: LHP Juanmi Vasquez assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays.
• 05/03/25: FCL Blue Jays placed RHP Holden Wilkerson on the 7-day injured list.
• 05/03/25: FCL Blue Jays placed OF David Guzman on the 7-day injured list.
• 05/03/25: FCL Blue Jays placed RHP Logan Hewitt on the 7-day injured list.
• 05/03/25: FCL Blue Jays placed LHP Ramon Suarez on the 7-day injured list.
• 05/03/25: FCL Blue Jays placed SS Gavin Smith on the 7-day injured list.
• 05/03/25: Dunedin Blue Jays sent RHP Landen Maroudis on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays.
• 05/03/25: RHP Jack Eshleman assigned to FCL Blue Jays from Dunedin Blue Jays.
• 05/03/25: LHP Juanmi Vasquez assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays.

Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo (2), Iowa (10) - 5/3
Box Score

Buffalo started an early rally in the first inning of this one. Michael Stefanic singled, and Joey Loperfido hit a slider over the middle of the plate for an RBI double. Davis Schneider would then walk, but Will Wagner would ground into a double play to end the first-inning scoring chance. In the bottom of the first, Iowa would quickly get to the Bisons' starting pitcher, Jake Bloss. Bloss would surrender three runs on three walks and three singles before striking out two hitters to end the inning. In the third inning, Bloss would give up an RBI double to Ben Cowles, putting Buffalo down three. Connor Overton would replace Bloss in the fourth inning, but things just got worse for the Bisons. Iowa would tack on six more runs between the fourth and sixth innings. The Bisons could only add one more run the rest of the game on Wagner's 413-foot home run in the eighth inning. Iowa would close the door, handing Buffalo a 10-2 lopsided defeat. 

Orelvis Martinez: 3-4, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B
Martinez was looking good in this game, as he had three hits with an exit velocity over 101 mph. It looks like he is making a lot more hard contact, possibly signifying his timing is getting better. A power barrage of home runs could be getting close. 

Kevin Gowdy: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Buffalo (3), Iowa (1) - 5/4
Box Score

Iowa took the lead in this one in the third inning. Carlos Pérez would homer to center field off of Buffalo's starting pitcher Lazaro Estrada. That would be all Iowa could get off of him though, as he pitched one of his best games at Triple-A. He threw 4.2 innings, while giving up five hits, a walk, and the one run, while managing to strike out three Iowa hitters. Buffalo would tie the game up in the fifth inning on a Steward Berroa sacrifice fly. Both teams would put up zeros the rest of the way until the ninth inning. Will Robertson came to the plate and cracked an RBI triple to take the lead, 2-1. Ali Sánchez added a sacrifice fly, and Andrew Bash would pitch the ninth inning to close the game and seal the victory, 3-1 for the Bisons. 

Will Robertson: 1-1, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 3B

Lazaro Estrada: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats
New Hampshire (1), Portland (0) F/7 - 5/3 Game 1
Box Score

Saturday saw New Hampshire scheduled to take on Portland in a doubleheader, with Michael Dominguez slated to take the mound for the Fisher Cats. The action in this one was quick, with neither team allowing a walk and only seven hits combined between them. Portland looked to score first after Blaze Jordan was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Dominguez would end the rally by inducing a strikeout and a fly out from Portland batters. The Sea Dogs made another attempt to score in the top of the fourth inning. Ahbram Liendo would single and steal second base as well, but New Hampshire's Dominguez and Ryan Jennings (out of the bullpen) recorded three straight outs to end the threat.

It was the Fisher Cats' turn in the bottom half of the inning, and they would not be denied. Yohendrick Pinango led off the inning with a single and moved to third on a single from RJ Schreck. From there, Pinango would score on a balk before Jace Bohrofen and Peyton Williams struck out to end the frame. In the bottom of the fifth inning, they almost scored again, but Ryan McCarty was thrown out on a play at the plate. Jennings would keep Portland in check the rest of the way, and New Hampshire took game one of the doubleheader 1-0. 

Yohendrick Pinango: 1-3, 1 R, 1 K

Michael Dominguez: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

New Hampshire/Portland - 5/3 Game 2
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New Hampshire (5), Portland (6) F/7 - 5/4 - Game 1
Box Score

Devereaux Harrison took the mound in game one of the doubleheader on Sunday afternoon. He started the game off well by striking out two of the first three batters. New Hampshire would shrug off their offensive woes from the day before almost immediately in this game. Pinango singled to start things off and would move to third base on Schreck's double before both players scored via a Bohrofen double. In the second inning, Harrison again looked great on the mound, striking out two of the four batters he faced. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, Harrison lost his stuff in the third inning, in which he gave up five singles and three runs.

Charles McAdoo would tie things up when he scored on a Dasan Brown single, after he walked and stole second base. A Blaze Jordan home run in the fifth gave Portland the lead back. The Sea Dogs scored two more insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning before things got heated in the bottom half. Pinango took a pitch off the hip and did not care for it, spiking his bat and having something to say to the Portland pitcher. Benches cleared, and things looked like they were going to escalate, but the umpires kept everyone cool and calmed the players down. Pinango was ejected and would miss the rally New Hampshire put together, scoring two runs on a Schreck home run. They would not be able to complete the rally, though, and fell to Portland 6-5. 

RJ Schreck: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR

Devereaux Harrison: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

New Hampshire (1), Portland (5) F/7 - 5/4 Game 2
Box Score

Game two of the doubleheader was one to forget for New Hampshire. It was a bullpen day for the pitchers, and they gave up a run in every inning except the fifth. The bats were just as bad, as they headed to the seventh inning with just two base runners in the game: a single from Jacob Sharp in the third inning and a walk from Bohrofen in the first inning. In the top of the seventh, McAdoo led it off with a single and would come around to score on a ground out three batters later. That was all they could muster, falling to Portland 5-1. 

Charles McAdoo: 1-3, 1 R

Grayson Thurman: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Thurman keeps his ERA at zero for the season, through seven games pitched. He has been one of the better pitchers in the bullpen for New Hampshire this year. 

Vancouver Canadians
Vancouver (6), Hillsboro (0) - 05/03
Box Score

Vancouver dominated Hillsboro, shutting them out, only allowing two hits and two walks. Grant Rogers led the way with 5.2 scoreless innings, and then Pat Gallagher continued his dominance with 2.1 hitless innings with three strikeouts. Chay Yeager bounced back from his last appearance and pitched a scoreless frame to complete the shutout. On the offensive end, the top and the middle of the order did a great job to put the Canadians ahead, with the top five in the lineup scoring all six of the runs. Both Sean Keys and Cutter Coffey had multi-hit games, and each had two RBIs. Arjun Nimmala reached base three times to push his OPS to .953. 

Grant Rogers: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Rogers bounced back from a rough start in his last game. He almost recorded a quality start, but his command uncharacteristically fell apart in the sixth; he threw a wild pitch and hit two batters. Still, Rogers didn’t allow a run, and he’s been the best starter for Vancouver early in this season. His ERA is now 1.80 on the year. 

Cutter Coffey: 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B
The 20-year-old infielder is still 1.2 years younger than the average in the Northwest League, but he’s put together a nice little season, hitting just above league average with a 103 wRC+ and solid power. The right-handed hitter is still striking out over 30% of the time, but he’s gotten on base at a decent clip, and he’s gotten some really nice swings off early on. The early returns for the Danny Jansen trade are looking solid so far. 

Vancouver (1), Hillsboro (2) - 05/04
Box Score

It was a strong pitching performance from both teams as the Hops and Canadians faced off. The Canadians were only able to muster up three hits on the night, but the Hops only managed to get one. Vancouver was able to score first off of Hillsboro’s starter Ricardo Yan thanks to a Victor Arias RBI groundout, but once Vancouver's Jackson Wentworth came out in the sixth, Edinson Batista and the defense stumbled, allowing two runs to score. Bo Bonds came on in relief after Batista and continued his early-season run of dominance. He didn’t allow a run after that, but neither did the Hops’ bullpen, leading to a close 2-1 loss for the Canadians. 

Jackson Wentworth: 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Wentworth pitched five no-hit innings, carrying on his early success on the season. He wasn’t missing bats like he normally does, only striking out two batters and only generating seven swings and misses on the night, but he did not allow any hard contact at all. He only let three runners reach base, all on walks. The 2024 fifth-rounder reduced his season ERA to 3.38. 

Aaron Parker: 2-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Parker hasn’t shown as much power as he did in his short sample in Dunedin last season, but he’s also cut his strikeout rate from 27% to around 19%. If he can tap into a bit more of his power, it could do a lot for him. 

Dunedin Blue Jays 
Dunedin (14), Daytona (1) - 05/03
Box Score

Dunedin thrashed Daytona again, thanks to strong pitching from Khal Stephen and an overall strong performance from the lineup, including Phil Clarke’s rehab assignment. At first, the Jays started off a bit slowly, only scoring three runs against starter David Lorduy, from an RBI fielder's choice by Edward Duran and Clarke’s first homer of the season. However, once Lorduy was taken out of the game in favour of the bullpen, the floodgates burst open.

The Jays dropped a seven-run sixth inning on the Tortugas, with Manuel Beltre, Yhoangel Aponte, J.R. Freethy, Clarke and Duran all contributing to driving in runs. The runs continued to pile on, with Peyton Powell grabbing an RBI on a sac fly and Sam Shaw hitting a run-scoring double in the seventh. Aponte hit a run-scoring single in the eighth to score the 14th and final run for the Jays, and the pitching only allowed one run in the ninth, with Christian Mracna giving up an RBI single. In total, the Jays had 12 hits and six walks, with three doubles and a homer. 

Khal Stephen: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Stephen continues to dominate Single-A hitters, and he relied mostly on his fastball-slider combo this time. His fastball continues to have elite ride, averaging 20.5 inches of induced vertical break, and hitters cannot time it up well. The slider was also very solid, with a 52.9% whiff rate, but Stephen did not zone it as much as he would like, despite the strong results. He really needs to move up a level (or maybe 2) to get some real challenges and face more advanced hitters. 

Phil Clarke: 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 0 K, 1 HR, 1 2B
Clarke was the third player to come down to Dunedin to rehab, but unlike Varsho and Cade Doughty, who struggled a bit, Clarke came out of the gate roaring. He has five hits in two rehab games, with a 335 wRC+ between those two contests. The 26-year-old faces competition from Ali Sanchez and Christian Bethancourt to be the next catcher up in case of injury, but he’s still important catching depth for the Jays. 

Dunedin (2), Daytona (6) - 05/04
Box Score

Dunedin was looking to sweep Daytona in this three-game set, but the Tortugas had other plans. It started off very unfortunate for the Jays, with Gilberto Batista giving up a solo shot to Sammy Stafura to start the game, and a couple of at-bats later, Freethy was taken out of the game due to injury after committing an error with two outs. This led to three more runs scoring with an RBI single after the error, and a two-run homer given up to Esmith Pineda.

That early 4-0 lead was too much for the Jays to handle, as although Batista settled in and went the next three innings without letting another batter score, Bennett Flynn relieved Batista in the fifth and gave up another two runs in the bottom of the sixth with a wild pitch and giving up another RBI single. Duran put the Jays on the board in the bottom of the same inning, but it was too little, too late at that point. 

Gilberto Batista: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Batista had a really rough first inning but settled in afterwards. His fastball was much more hittable than usual, but he mixed his pitches well enough to keep more runners from getting on base and scoring. 

Edward Duran: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR
The 20-year-old catcher, who’s turning 21 this month, has been very solid for the D-Jays, hitting his third homer of the year and raising his season wRC+ to 119. 

FCL Blue Jays
F-BLU (7), F-PHI (4) - 5/3
Box Score

In the season opener for the FCL Blue Jays, there was a surprise right out of the gate, runs scored, and a prominent name took the mound. The Blue Jays' squad scored seven runs, all in the top of the first inning. The big hit came from David Beckles, who drove in two runs with a single aided by an error. Landen Maroudis would begin his season on his way back from an arm injury in 2024. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run, with the run scoring after he left the game. He held the opposing team to just one hit, and he struck out four batters. After the Phillies' club scored two runs in the sixth inning, things were quiet until the end, when they added one run. The FCL Blue Jays took this one 7-4.

Luis Meza: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B

Landen Maroudis: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

F-BLU (2), F-PHI (4) - 5/5
Box Score

In a rematch of the first game of the season, the FCL Blue Jays took on the Phillies' club again. This time on the mound for the Blue Jays' club was Adam Kloffenstein, who was rehabbing as well. He went 4.2 innings, gave up five hits, one unearned run, one walk, and struck out eight hitters. Down four in the eighth inning, the Blue Jays' club scored their two runs of the ballgame on a Yorman Licourt single and a Beckles double. They would not threaten again, as they lost this one 4-2. 

Yorman Licourt: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K

Adam Kloffenstein: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

DSL Blue Jays
No games

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period

• Pitcher of the Period: Khal Stephen (Dunedin) - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
• Hitter of the Period: 2B Orelvis Martinez (Buffalo) - 3-8, 2 K, 1 2B

Prospect Summary (Last 3 Days)
1. Arjun Nimmala (Vancouver) - 1-6, 1 R, 2 BB
2. Ricky Tiedemann (Buffalo) - DNP
3. Trey Yesavage (Dunedin) - DNP
4. Orelvis Martinez (Buffalo) - 3-8, 2 K, 1 2B
5. Khal Stephen (Dunedin) - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
6. Jake Bloss (Buffalo) - 3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
7. Alan Roden (Toronto) - 0-1, 1 R, 1 K
8. Landen Maroudis (Dunedin) - 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
9. Jonatan Clase - 0-5, 1 R, 2 K, 1 SB
10. Kendry Rojas (Vancouver) - DNP
11. Josh Kasevich (Buffalo) - DNP
12. Johnny King (FCL Blue Jays) - DNP
13. Gage Stanifer - DNP
14. Adam Macko (Buffalo) - DNP
15. Charles McAdoo (New Hampshire) - 2-9, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B, 1 SB
16. Fernando Perez (Vancouver) - 
17. Brandon Barriera (Dunedin) - DNP
18. Emmanuel Bonilla (FCL Blue Jays) - 1-8, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 2B
19. Juaron Watts-Brown (Vancouver) - DNP
20. Jace Bohrofen - 1-8, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 2B, 1 SB

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